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| US drone 'kills five in Pakistan' | US drone 'kills five in Pakistan' |
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| A suspected missile fired by a US drone has killed at least five people in Pakistan, officials say. | A suspected missile fired by a US drone has killed at least five people in Pakistan, officials say. |
| The missile hit a house in Janikhel, in Bannu district in North West Frontier Province, near the Afghan border late Sunday night. | The missile hit a house in Janikhel, in Bannu district in North West Frontier Province, near the Afghan border late Sunday night. |
| Correspondents say this is the sixth drone attack on Pakistani territory since Barack Obama became US president. | Correspondents say this is the sixth drone attack on Pakistani territory since Barack Obama became US president. |
| Pakistan is critical of the tactic because, it says, civilians are often killed, fuelling support for militants. | Pakistan is critical of the tactic because, it says, civilians are often killed, fuelling support for militants. |
| Criticised | Criticised |
| Local tribesmen in Janikhel said the house destroyed in the missile attack was frequented by the Taleban and foreign militants. | Local tribesmen in Janikhel said the house destroyed in the missile attack was frequented by the Taleban and foreign militants. |
| All the killed men were militants and they included two Arabs, they said. | All the killed men were militants and they included two Arabs, they said. |
| Local administration officials confirmed the missile attack but they said the identity of the dead could not be confirmed at the moment. | Local administration officials confirmed the missile attack but they said the identity of the dead could not be confirmed at the moment. |
| This is the second attack in the region in the last five days. | This is the second attack in the region in the last five days. |
| Twenty-five people were killed in a missile strike on a Taleban compound in the tribal region of Kurrum on 12 March. | Twenty-five people were killed in a missile strike on a Taleban compound in the tribal region of Kurrum on 12 March. |
| The attacks are believed to have been carried out by US drones, although this has never been formally acknowledged by the US authorities. | The attacks are believed to have been carried out by US drones, although this has never been formally acknowledged by the US authorities. |
| Pakistan's government has strongly criticised the attacks which have led to an increase in anti-Americanism in the country. | Pakistan's government has strongly criticised the attacks which have led to an increase in anti-Americanism in the country. |
| Meanwhile, an attack on a terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar has destroyed supplies bound for Nato troops in Afghanistan. | Meanwhile, an attack on a terminal on the outskirts of Peshawar has destroyed supplies bound for Nato troops in Afghanistan. |
| The attack took place at 3am local time (2200GMT) on Monday when militants used rockets to attack trucks parked at the terminal. | The attack took place at 3am local time (2200GMT) on Monday when militants used rockets to attack trucks parked at the terminal. |
| At least eight trucks were destroyed and several others damaged as a blaze engulfed the terminal after the attack. | At least eight trucks were destroyed and several others damaged as a blaze engulfed the terminal after the attack. |
| A policeman told the BBC that all the supplies loaded on the trucks had been destroyed. | A policeman told the BBC that all the supplies loaded on the trucks had been destroyed. |
| This is the second such attack on Nato convoys leaving Peshawar in recent weeks. | |
| The road from Peshawar to Afghanistan is a major supply route for US and Western forces battling the Taleban. | The road from Peshawar to Afghanistan is a major supply route for US and Western forces battling the Taleban. |