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| New US drone attack 'kills three' | New US drone attack 'kills three' |
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| Suspected US missile strikes have killed at least three militants close to the Afghan border, officials say. | Suspected US missile strikes have killed at least three militants close to the Afghan border, officials say. |
| The attacks took place in Pakistan's South Waziristan area, known as a Taleban and al-Qaeda stronghold. | The attacks took place in Pakistan's South Waziristan area, known as a Taleban and al-Qaeda stronghold. |
| On Thursday, reports said three people were killed in another suspected US drone attack in the same area. | On Thursday, reports said three people were killed in another suspected US drone attack in the same area. |
| Pakistan has repeatedly protested against the dozens of US drone attacks in recent months that mostly target militants in the tribal regions. | Pakistan has repeatedly protested against the dozens of US drone attacks in recent months that mostly target militants in the tribal regions. |
| 'Violations' | 'Violations' |
| In the latest attack, the unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at an abandoned government school. | In the latest attack, the unmanned aircraft fired two missiles at an abandoned government school. |
| Witnesses said the three killed were Pakistani members of a militant group that was using the building as their camp. | Witnesses said the three killed were Pakistani members of a militant group that was using the building as their camp. |
| Residents in the Maidan Narai area in the Ladha sub-district of South Waziristan told the BBC Urdu service that the attack took place at about 1000 local time. | Residents in the Maidan Narai area in the Ladha sub-district of South Waziristan told the BBC Urdu service that the attack took place at about 1000 local time. |
| The residents said they recovered three bodies from the rubble of the building. They were all from Pakistan's Punjab province, the residents said. | The residents said they recovered three bodies from the rubble of the building. They were all from Pakistan's Punjab province, the residents said. |
| The BBC's Charles Haviland in Islamabad says Ladha is the stronghold of the leader of the Pakistani Taleban, Baitullah Mehsud. | |
| Pakistan has repeatedly protested to Washington about the US strikes, with President Asif Ali Zardari saying that he will not tolerate violations of his country's territory. | |
| Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi reiterated the stance, saying: "As a friend, we are telling them: Don't do it." | |
| On Thursday, an unmanned aircraft fired three missiles in the South Waziristan region, killing three people, reports said. | On Thursday, an unmanned aircraft fired three missiles in the South Waziristan region, killing three people, reports said. |
| A local security official told AFP news agency that those killed in the strike in the Karikot area were known Taleban militants. | A local security official told AFP news agency that those killed in the strike in the Karikot area were known Taleban militants. |
| The other two missiles hit a hilltop house used as a militant hideout, but it was empty at the time of the strike, officials said. | The other two missiles hit a hilltop house used as a militant hideout, but it was empty at the time of the strike, officials said. |
| A similar US air strike in Karikot killed eight suspected militants 10 days ago, AFP added. | A similar US air strike in Karikot killed eight suspected militants 10 days ago, AFP added. |