Germany to probe legality of drone attacks in Pakistan

BERLIN - The German federal prosecutor’s office has opened a probe into the death of a German national in a drone strike in a Pakistan tribal district bordering Afghanistan in 2010, a spokesman said. In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said that the investigation launched on July 10 “aims to find out if the use of drones which led to the death of the German citizen is in line with international law.” The man, identified only as Bünyamin E, was killed on October 4, 2010, the

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