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After lull, US drone strikes kill 13 in Pakistan

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Published June 12, 2014 6:17pm ET
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After lull, US drone strikes kill 13 in Pakistan
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo, a Predator B unmanned aircraft taxis at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. Missiles from U.S. drones slammed into militant hideouts overnight in northwestern Pakistan, killing more than a dozen of suspected insurgents and marking the resumption of the CIA-led program after a nearly six-month break, officials said Thursday, June 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) | Eric Gay

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Missiles from U.S. drones slammed into militant hideouts overnight in northwestern Pakistan, killing 13 suspected insurgents and marking the resumption of the CIA-led program after a nearly six-month break, officials said Thursday.

The strikes were swiftly condemned by the Pakistani government, with the Foreign Ministry saying in a statement that they were a violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and its territorial integrity.

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