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| 'US drone' kills 10 in Pakistan | |
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| Missiles fired by a suspected US drone have killed at least 10 people in a Pakistani tribal region on the Afghan border, officials said. | |
| The missiles destroyed a house in a remote village, they said. | The missiles destroyed a house in a remote village, they said. |
| The attack took place in North Waziristan which is known to be a hub of al-Qaeda and Taleban militants. | The attack took place in North Waziristan which is known to be a hub of al-Qaeda and Taleban militants. |
| In recent weeks, dozens of people have been killed in Pakistan's tribal areas along the Afghan border in attacks by US missiles. | In recent weeks, dozens of people have been killed in Pakistan's tribal areas along the Afghan border in attacks by US missiles. |
| The issue has become extremely sensitive in Pakistan where anti-American sentiments are at their peak. | The issue has become extremely sensitive in Pakistan where anti-American sentiments are at their peak. |
| 'Foreigners' | |
| "Nine foreigners were among 10 killed when two missiles destroyed a house in North Waziristan tribal district late on Thursday night," news agency AFP quoted an unnamed security official as saying. | |
| Pakistani officials normally use the term "foreigners" to describe al-Qaeda militants. | |
| North Waziristan is known as a haven for Taleban and al-Qaeda fighters who enter Afghanistan and the US administration suspects that senior al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama bin Laden, are hiding there. | |
| The United States has stepped up missile attacks from drones in the region in recent weeks. | |
| It says that they are used against militant targets, but sometimes these attacks have led to civilian casualties leading to increased tension between the US and Pakistan. |