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NATO Choppers Wound Pakistani Troops

Another match flicked at the tinderbox of U.S.-Pakistani relations: Local intelligence officials say NATO helicopters from Afghanistan intruded into Pakistan Tuesday, wounding two soldiers. According to a Western official, the choppers were returning fire after being attacked twice. The region is a hub for al Qaeda-linked fighters and the insurgency in eastern Afghanistan.

May 17, 2011 2:14 AM


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