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Wednesday 24 June 2009
US drone kills 45 people attending a funeral for relatives killed by US drone

At least 45 people have died in a missile strike by a US drone aircraft in a Taliban stronghold area of Pakistan, officials there have said.

The people killed in South Waziristan had been attending a funeral for others killed in a US drone strike earlier.

Intelligence officials said at least 45 people had been killed and dozens more injured in the later strike, when two missiles were fired, but a local official told BBC News the death toll was more than 50.

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    Don’t get me wrong, I’m a MJ fan but this is news.
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    At least 45 people have died in a missile strike by a US drone aircraft in a Taliban stronghold area of Pakistan,...
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    holy fuck. unbelievable.
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    This would be funny if it wasn’t even remotely.
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    dalasverdugo:azspot:
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    To prevent this from happening again, they have started installing irony sensors on newer drones.
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    Example of an event which is heavy (and arguably ironic) but not meta:
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    & sexartandpolitics
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    “At least 45 people have died in a missile strike by a US drone aircraft in a Taliban stronghold area of Pakistan,...
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