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Strike Kills Wife of Taliban Chief Baitullah Mehsud Posted: 05 Aug 2009 03:13 PM PDT Four people, including a wife of the Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, were killed Wednesday by what local residents said was a missile strike from an American drone. The missile struck a house in the remote village of Zanghara, in South Waziristan, about 1 a.m. Wednesday. Local residents reached by telephone confirmed that one of the wives of Mr. Mehsud, the leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, was among those killed. Her name or age could not be confirmed. Five others, including four children, were reportedly wounded in the missile strike. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Strike Kills Wife of Taliban Chief Baitullah Mehsud

Metro Transit Police to Add Anti-Terrorism Teams Posted: 05 Aug 2009 02:55 PM PDT The federal government will pay almost $10 million for the Metro Transit Police to put 20 officers on five anti-terrorism teams, Metro officials announced Wednesday. The department has a Special Response Team, said spokeswoman Cathy Asato, but the force has not had specific teams focused on counterterrorism. A Department of Homeland Security transit grant program will provide the money to create them. [...] “They’re going to recruit from within to form these anti-terror teams,” Asato said, “then we’ll recruit 20 new officers to fill their spots.” Read Full Article This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Metro Transit Police to Add Anti-Terrorism Teams

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