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| 'US strike' on Pakistan militants | |
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| A suspected US missile strike in north-west Pakistan has killed at least eight people, Pakistani officials say. | |
| The attack by a US drone targeted al-Qaeda-linked militants in the tribal region of North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border, they said. | The attack by a US drone targeted al-Qaeda-linked militants in the tribal region of North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border, they said. |
| One official told the AFP news agency that "several missiles struck a suspected al-Qaeda hide-out in North Waziristan". | One official told the AFP news agency that "several missiles struck a suspected al-Qaeda hide-out in North Waziristan". |
| Some reports said 10 had been killed. The US has not confirmed the attack. | Some reports said 10 had been killed. The US has not confirmed the attack. |
| Since 1 September, there have been at least 17 of these strikes and, while US officials say al-Qaeda leaders are being successfully targeted, local tribesmen say scores of civilians have been killed. | |
| Most of the missile strikes have taken place in the Waziristan region. | |
| Pakistan says such attacks are proving counter-productive to its own strategy of fighting the militants. | |
| Earlier this week, the head of US Central Command General David Petraeus said he would consider Pakistani criticism of US missile strikes on Pakistani territory. |