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| Clashes between tribesmen and foreign militants near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan have left at least 10 people dead, security officials say. | Clashes between tribesmen and foreign militants near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan have left at least 10 people dead, security officials say. |
| Shooting went on all day near the town of Wana in the troubled tribal area of South Waziristan, the officials said. | Shooting went on all day near the town of Wana in the troubled tribal area of South Waziristan, the officials said. |
| Fighting appears to have broken out after a failed attempt on the life of a local elder. Most of those killed were foreigners, the officials said. | |
| Tensions over foreigners are high after peace deals with Pakistan's government. | Tensions over foreigners are high after peace deals with Pakistan's government. |
| Foreign militants are accused of taking part in raids over the border in Afghanistan. Under the controversial agreements, they must leave the tribal region or end attacks. | |
| Market shooting | |
| Details of Tuesday's clashes around Azam Warsak, a village about 12km (7.5 miles) west of Wana, are sketchy. | |
| Tens of thousands of Pakistani troops are in the area | |
| The BBC's Haroon Rashid in Peshawar says officials confirm so far that at least 10 people were killed. | |
| But he says ascertaining what happened is difficult as telephone lines with the area are down. | |
| One intelligence official in Peshawar who requested anonymity told journalists the dead were mostly Uzbek militants. Unconfirmed reports put the death toll as high as 15. | |
| At least three of the dead are said to be local men. | |
| A security official in Peshawar told the BBC that the local gunmen were members of the Zanikhel Wazir tribe. | |
| Several hundred of them exchanged fire with the Uzbek militants, who are accused of taking part in an attempt on the life of local pro-government elder Malik Saeedullah Khan, the officials said. | |
| He escaped unhurt when shots were fired at him in the main market in Azam Warsak, but at least one of his brothers was killed in the fighting which followed, officials said. | |
| Pro-Taleban militants in the tribal areas have killed dozens of people, including government officials and tribal elders, in recent years. | |
| More than 700 Pakistani troops have died fighting the militants since 2003 when the army moved into the lawless tribal border areas. |