This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/7702679.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| 'US strikes' on Pakistan villages | 'US strikes' on Pakistan villages |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| More than 20 people have been killed in two suspected US missile attacks in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, security officials said. | More than 20 people have been killed in two suspected US missile attacks in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, security officials said. |
| About 15, including an al-Qaeda leader, were killed in an attack near the village of Mirali, North Waziristan. | About 15, including an al-Qaeda leader, were killed in an attack near the village of Mirali, North Waziristan. |
| In a second attack, seven people were killed in South Waziristan. | In a second attack, seven people were killed in South Waziristan. |
| The US military has not commented. It has launched many missile strikes from Afghanistan against suspected militant targets recently. | The US military has not commented. It has launched many missile strikes from Afghanistan against suspected militant targets recently. |
| Officials named the al-Qaeda leader in Mirali as Abu Akash, believed to be Iraqi. | |
| Local officials told the BBC that at 2030 (1430 GMT), a drone fired two missiles and destroyed the target - a house in the Esori area about 30km from the town of Mirali. | Local officials told the BBC that at 2030 (1430 GMT), a drone fired two missiles and destroyed the target - a house in the Esori area about 30km from the town of Mirali. |
| Militant | Militant |
| They confirmed that Abu Akash was inside the building when the attack took place. | They confirmed that Abu Akash was inside the building when the attack took place. |
| Abu Akash was a well-known militant in the region and had been living in the area near Mir Ali since coming from Afghanistan in 2002. | Abu Akash was a well-known militant in the region and had been living in the area near Mir Ali since coming from Afghanistan in 2002. |
| He was believed to have gone to Afghanistan to fight against the Soviets in the late 1980s, or during the time of the Taleban in the mid-1990s. | He was believed to have gone to Afghanistan to fight against the Soviets in the late 1980s, or during the time of the Taleban in the mid-1990s. |
| Abu Akash, who was born in Iraq, came to notoriety last year when he issued a video that called for attacks against coalition forces in their territories, says the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hassan. | Abu Akash, who was born in Iraq, came to notoriety last year when he issued a video that called for attacks against coalition forces in their territories, says the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hassan. |
| He was also said to have recently broken away from the main al-Qaeda entity and formed his own group. | He was also said to have recently broken away from the main al-Qaeda entity and formed his own group. |
| Border tension | Border tension |
| Tensions between the US and Pakistan have increased over the issue of cross-border incursions against militants by American forces based in Afghanistan. | Tensions between the US and Pakistan have increased over the issue of cross-border incursions against militants by American forces based in Afghanistan. |
| Pakistan's foreign ministry said it had voiced its concern to the US envoy in Islamabad on Wednesday. | Pakistan's foreign ministry said it had voiced its concern to the US envoy in Islamabad on Wednesday. |
| "It was underscored to the ambassador that the government of Pakistan strongly condemns the missile attacks which resulted in the loss of precious lives and property," the ministry said in a statement. | "It was underscored to the ambassador that the government of Pakistan strongly condemns the missile attacks which resulted in the loss of precious lives and property," the ministry said in a statement. |