DTN News: Pakistan TODAY February 20, 2010 ~ Air Strike Kills 30 Militants In South Waziristan

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY February 20, 2010 ~ Air Strike Kills 30 Militants In South Waziristan *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - February 20, 2010: At least 30 militants were killed in an air strike by the Pakistani military on their hideout in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, the military said. The attack took place in South Waziristan district where the military in October launched an air and ground offensive to flush out Taliban militants. The Saturday air raid was in Shawal, a militant sanctuary near the border of the South and North Waziristan regions, where many militants are believed to have sought refuge from the October offensive.A Pakistani policeman takes up position on a rooftop at the site of a shooting at a police station in Mansehra, Pakistan's northwest frontier province, February 20, 2010. Police gunned down a would-be bomber as he tried to force his way into the police station. One policeman was killed and three wounded in another suicide attack in the nearby town of Balakot on Saturday morning. Al Qaeda militants are also known to operate in the area. “The hideout in Shawal was targeted after we were tipped off that terrorists were hiding in the mountains,” a military spokesman said, adding 30 of them had been killed.Pakistani policemen race to secure a position near the site of a shootout with a would-be bomber at a police station in Mansehra, Pakistan's northwest frontier province, February 20, 2010. Police gunned down the would-be bomber as he tried to force his way into the police station. One policeman was killed and three wounded in another suicide attack in the nearby town of Balakot on Saturday morning. There was no independent verification of the toll.