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Missiles 'kill seven' in Pakistan | Missiles 'kill seven' in Pakistan |
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Missiles said to have been fired by US unmanned aircraft have killed seven people close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Pakistani sources say. | Missiles said to have been fired by US unmanned aircraft have killed seven people close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Pakistani sources say. |
Two missiles reportedly struck a house in Sararogha, in South Waziristan, and the dead are believed to include suspected militants. | Two missiles reportedly struck a house in Sararogha, in South Waziristan, and the dead are believed to include suspected militants. |
The region is a stronghold of Pakistani Taleban leader Baitullah Mehsud. | The region is a stronghold of Pakistani Taleban leader Baitullah Mehsud. |
US drones have targeted the area with missiles before, in attacks criticised by Pakistani politicians. | US drones have targeted the area with missiles before, in attacks criticised by Pakistani politicians. |
Local people said Taleban militants had been operating from the house which was attacked. | Local people said Taleban militants had been operating from the house which was attacked. |
Previous US missile attacks have been aimed at militant groups such as al-Qaeda, which have used the region as a base for attacks inside Afghanistan. | Previous US missile attacks have been aimed at militant groups such as al-Qaeda, which have used the region as a base for attacks inside Afghanistan. |
More than 20 such attacks have been carried out on targets in north-western Pakistan in recent months. | |
The US and Pakistan have had serious disagreements over the Afghan border zone, with Washington unhappy at Pakistani efforts to tackle militants and Islamabad condemning the US drone attacks. | |
Pakistani leaders had expressed hope that the new US administration would halt the controversial air strikes, saying they fuelled public anger and complicated Pakistan's own counter-insurgency efforts. | |
But the drone attacks have continued since Barack Obama was inaugurated as US president last month. |