Attack on Taliban group in Pakistan
U.S helicopter gunships bombarded militant hide-outs in northwestern Pakistan Wednesday morning, killing 10 fighters after gunmen murdered two paramilitary soldiers at a checkpoint in the same area, according to officials.† Gunmen also injured three soldiers soldiers when they attacked the checkpoint Tuesday night outside Bai Zai town in Mohmand. The helicopter assault was, according to officials, an anti-Taliban offense against the groupís main stronghold in Pakistan’s semi-autonomous tribal areas.