Two Britons killed in Waziristan drone strike: Reports

They were killed in the lawless Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan at least three months ago.


Afp November 18, 2011

LONDON: Britain was looking into reports of two British nationals, accused of extremist links, killed in a drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, the Foreign Office said on Friday.

The men were named as Ibrahim Adam, 24, and Mohammed Azmir, 37, by their family and friends, Britain's Press Association, domestic news agency reported.

They were killed in the lawless Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan at least three months ago, it reported.

"We're aware of reports and looking into them further," a Foreign Office spokesman told AFP.

A government source said that getting confirmation would take time because the area is remote.

Adam, from London, was wanted by British authorities after absconding from a government "control order" used to limit the movements of suspected extremists in May 2007.

Azmir, a father of three who lived in Ilford, a town east of London, was slapped with a finance ministry order in February 2010 freezing his assets over concerns that he was involved in funding terrorism.

COMMENTS (37)

Maria | 12 years ago | Reply

@Sao Lao: Of course "John" already knows that. He is an Indian who comments negatively on Pakistan whenever any news item appears here on ET. By now you should realise that a good number of the posts are from Indians who are obsessed with Pakistan.

Sao Lao | 12 years ago | Reply

@john: cut the crap. aint funny

You pretty much should know that CIA and RAW have been very active in Pakistan for long time with their dirty games. Raymond Davis's case isn't too old to be forgotten neither RAW incitement of sectarian and ethnic violence in Baluchistan and financing, supplying weapons to TTP.

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