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| 'US raid' kills five in Pakistan | |
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| At least five people have been killed after a suspected US drone fired missiles at a village in north-west Pakistan, local officials said. | |
| The officials said missiles hit the village of Baghar in South Waziristan, close to the Afghan border. | |
| The missiles are reported to have struck a militant training camp. | The missiles are reported to have struck a militant training camp. |
| The attack comes as the top US military commander met Pakistani officials to discuss increasing tensions over US attacks along the border. | The attack comes as the top US military commander met Pakistani officials to discuss increasing tensions over US attacks along the border. |
| At least six people were injured in the attack, said a BBC correspondent in the region. | |
| A Pakistani army spokesman said the military was investigating reports about the incident. | A Pakistani army spokesman said the military was investigating reports about the incident. |
| 'Ground violations' | |
| Also on Wednesday, US Adm Michael Mullen met Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to discuss US operations along the troubled border with Afghanistan. | |
| The men discussed "measures to defuse tension between the two countries, following a spate of air and ground violations along the Pakistan-Afghan border", the state news agency APP said. | |
| The tribal region of South Waziristan is one of the main areas from which Islamist militants launch attacks into Afghanistan. | |
| Last week, it emerged that President George Bush had authorised cross-border attacks by US troops based in Afghanistan. | |
| The Pakistan army has said that they will not tolerate such incursions. |