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/south_asia/7736855.stm
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| 'US raid' kills five in Pakistan | |
| (20 minutes later) | |
| A missile fired by a suspected US drone has killed at least five people in north-western Pakistan, security officials say. | |
| The missile destroyed a house in the Bannu district, they said. | The missile destroyed a house in the Bannu district, they said. |
| The dead include two foreigners - a term Pakistani officials use to describe al-Qaeda militants. | The dead include two foreigners - a term Pakistani officials use to describe al-Qaeda militants. |
| 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. | 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 sentiment is rising. | The issue has become extremely sensitive in Pakistan where anti-American sentiment is rising. |
| Pakistan's government says unilateral American operations undermine its own counter-insurgency strategy. | Pakistan's government says unilateral American operations undermine its own counter-insurgency strategy. |
| A local security official told the AFP news agency that Wednesday morning's attack "destroyed the house of a tribesman". | A local security official told the AFP news agency that Wednesday morning's attack "destroyed the house of a tribesman". |
| Bannu is near the Afghan border on the edge of the North Waziristan tribal region, a centre of support for pro-Taleban militants. | Bannu is near the Afghan border on the edge of the North Waziristan tribal region, a centre of support for pro-Taleban militants. |
| Correspondents say Pakistan's tribal regions on the Afghan border have usually borne the brunt of suspected US missile attacks, so the strike in Bannu was unusual. | Correspondents say Pakistan's tribal regions on the Afghan border have usually borne the brunt of suspected US missile attacks, so the strike in Bannu was unusual. |
| Last Friday, missiles fired by a suspected US drone killed at least eight militants in North Waziristan which is known to be a hub of al-Qaeda and Taleban militants. | Last Friday, missiles fired by a suspected US drone killed at least eight militants in North Waziristan which is known to be a hub of al-Qaeda and Taleban militants. |
| The latest attacks have come 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. | The latest attacks have come 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. | "It's undermining my sovereignty and it's not helping win the... hearts and minds of people," Mr Zardari told CBS News. |
| The US has stepped up missile attacks from drones in the region in recent weeks. | The US has stepped up missile attacks from drones in the region in recent weeks. |
| 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. | 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. |