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Tribesmen in Pakistan have rallied against Islamabad's alliance with the US after an air strike on an alleged al-Qaeda camp at an Islamic school. Tribesmen in Pakistan have rallied against Islamabad's alliance with the US after an air strike on an alleged militant camp at an Islamic school.
At least 4,000 people protested in the north-western town of Khar near a village on the Afghan border where the missile attack took place on Monday. At least 4,000 people protested in the north-western town of Khar near the site of Monday's missile attack.
Up to 80 people were killed during the army's strike on the madrassa, which Islamabad said was used by militants. The military says it carried out the strike, killing about 80 militants. But protesters say the dead were students.
Protesters say most of the victims were religious students. Nationwide protests are planned and Britain's Prince Charles has cancelled a visit to the city of Peshawar.
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, was due to visit the main city in North West Frontier Province, which borders the tribal Bajaur district where the strike took place.
Prince calls off trip 'Shock and awe' on border
The Prince's spokesman said the move followed advice from the Pakistani government.
The tribesmen in Khar - the main town in the tribal Bajaur district - chanted "Death to Bush", calling for a holy war, or jihad, against America.The tribesmen in Khar - the main town in the tribal Bajaur district - chanted "Death to Bush", calling for a holy war, or jihad, against America.
The rally comes ahead of planned nationwide protests in Pakistan. The rally comes ahead of wider protests planned in several cities, with a demonstration scheduled for 1600 local time (1100 GMT) in Karachi.
Police were deployed in the Bajaur area, which is near the border with Afghanistan, and roadblocks set up to seal off Khar, local officials said.
Protesters accused the US of involvement in the raid, with some locals saying they had seen a US drone flying overhead before it took place.
Pakistani Major General Shaukat Sultan told the Associated Press that "intelligence sharing" had taken place, but said it would be "wrong" to say US-led forces operating across the border had carried out the raid.
The leader of the madrassa, radical cleric Maulana Liaqat, was among the dead.
He was a prominent member of a group of pro-Taleban tribal clerics, the BBC's Rahimullah Yusufzai in Peshawar says.
But an eyewitness told the BBC that the school was filled with about 80 local students.
Controversial deal
On Monday, there were angry protest scenes as thousands of people attended the funerals of the victims.On Monday, there were angry protest scenes as thousands of people attended the funerals of the victims.
The attack came as the government was due to sign a peace deal with pro-Taleban militants in the area, which now appears to have failed. Islamic groups condemned the strike across Pakistan on MondayThe attack came as the government was due to sign a peace deal with pro-Taleban militants in the area, which now appears to have failed.
The government has faced criticism over the controversial peace deal, which was signed in September.
There is sympathy for the Taleban and al-Qaeda among tribesmen in Bajaur and that is believed to translate into active support, the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says.There is sympathy for the Taleban and al-Qaeda among tribesmen in Bajaur and that is believed to translate into active support, the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says.
Pakistan has deployed nearly 80,000 troops along the border.Pakistan has deployed nearly 80,000 troops along the border.
They are there to hunt militants who sought refuge after the ousting of the Taleban in Afghanistan in 2001.They are there to hunt militants who sought refuge after the ousting of the Taleban in Afghanistan in 2001.