Pakistani troops fire on United States copters

Pakistani troops on Monday fired at US military helicopters, forcing them to return to Afghanistan, military officials said.

“A couple of US helicopters tried to violate Pakistani airspace but were forced to return (when) Pakistani forces opened fire,” an official said.

The incident took place near Angor Adda, a village in the tribal region of South Waziristan where US commandos had carried out a helicopter-borne raid earlier this month, in which 20 people, including women and children, were killed. This led to outrage in Pakistan, prompting a diplomatic protest.

Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said last week Pakistan would not allow foreign troops on its territory and would defend its sovereignty at all costs.

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10 Indian men die in Dubai fire

Ten Indian nationals perished in a fire in Dubai on Tuesday morning. All the 10 belonged to Andhra Pradesh’s Karimnagar district, sources at the Indian consulate-general in Dubai told this newspaper.

A foreign national also died after the fire broke out in a building near Naif Souk in Dubai’s Deira locality at about 5.30 in the morning. The 30-room building housed expatriate workers.

The Indians killed in the fire were identified as Gilli Bakkanna, Kuku Sanjeev, Talari Gangadhar, Devarajanna, Chinnayya Talari, Talari Sudharshan, Talari Raju, Gangaram (Pachnnarkuda), Gangaram and Gangadhar.

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