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50 killed as jets pound village: People fleeing troubled Mirali -DAWN - Top Stories; October 10, 2007

50 killed as jets pound village: People fleeing troubled Mirali -DAWN - Top Stories; October 10, 2007
MIRAMSHAH, Oct 9: At least 50 people were killed and some 200 wounded on Tuesday after fighter jets bombed a village market near Mirali town in North Waziristan, witnesses said.

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