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'US drone' kills 12 in Pakistan 'US raid kills eight' in Pakistan
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Missiles fired by a suspected US drone have killed at least 12 people in a Pakistani tribal region on the Afghan border, officials said. Missiles fired by a suspected US drone have killed at least eight militants in a Pakistani tribal region on the Afghan border, local officials say.
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, more than 100 people - among them suspected militants and many civilians - have been killed in the tribal areas 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 sentiment is rising.
'Foreigners' Pakistan's government says such unilateral American operations undermine its own counter-insurgency strategy.
The attacks took place just before dawn on Friday in Ghari Wam village, about 18 miles (30km) from the Afghan border. 'Hearts and minds'
Officials say several foreigners are among the dead. The latest attack took place in the early hours of Friday morning in a village near the town of Razmak in North Waziristan not far from the Afghan border.
Pakistani officials normally use the term "foreigner" to describe al-Qaeda militants. Two missiles fired from a drone struck a house in the village, destroying it completely, reports said.
Local officials say all those killed were militants.
They say they cannot confirm whether any foreigners were among the dead.
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad says this area is part of territory under the control of local Taleban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur. It was the target of a similar drone attack last Friday, in which 11 militants were reported killed.
The latest attack comes days after Pakistan's President Asif Zardari's appeal to US president-elect Barack Obama to review the strategy of attacking targets in Pakistan's tribal areas.
"It's undermining my sovereignty and it's not helping win the... hearts and minds of people," Mr Zardari told CBS News.
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.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.The United States has stepped up missile attacks from drones in the region in recent weeks.
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. There have been nearly 20 strikes in the past three months 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, where no Pakistani military operation is in progress.Most of the missile strikes have taken place in the Waziristan region, where no Pakistani military operation is in progress.
Last week, Pakistan told the visiting head of US Central Command General David Petraeus that the missile strikes were "counter-productive" and detrimental to the so-called "war on terror".Last week, Pakistan told the visiting head of US Central Command General David Petraeus that the missile strikes were "counter-productive" and detrimental to the so-called "war on terror".