US B-52 bombs Tora Bora area after surrender deadline passes

A US B-52 aircraft has bombed the Tora Bora area after cornered al-Qaida forces ignored a surrender deadline set by the opposing tribal eastern alliance.

A US B-52 aircraft has bombed the Tora Bora area after cornered al-Qaida forces ignored a surrender deadline set by the opposing tribal eastern alliance.

Journalists were kept away from the area by alliance fighters, who earlier confirmed that no al-Qaida forces had given up.

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