Pakistanis: “Death to U.S.”
Thousands take to the streets of Karachi to protest a deadly air attack that killed at least 17. | story The airstrike's target, Al Qaeda's top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, reportedly had been invited to dinner at the raid site but decided not to go.AP: PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Thousands of Pakistanis took to the streets Sunday to rage for a second day against a purported U.S. attack on a border village, chanting “Death to America” and demanding U.S. troops leave neighboring Afghanistan, as more details emerged about the airstrike.
Pakistani intelligence officials said the reported target, al-Qaida No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahri, had been invited to the attacked village for a dinner marking a Muslim festival on the night of the missile strike but he failed to show up. | story
The airstrike’s target, Al-Qaida’s top deputy Ayman al-Zawahri, was apparently invited to dinner at the site of the attack, but decided not to go.
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