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Thousands of Pakistani tribesmen near the border with Afghanistan have held a rally to protest against Monday's missile attack that killed 80 people. | Thousands of Pakistani tribesmen near the border with Afghanistan have held a rally to protest against Monday's missile attack that killed 80 people. |
The tribesmen say the dead, housed in a seminary, were merely students and their families should be compensated. | The tribesmen say the dead, housed in a seminary, were merely students and their families should be compensated. |
The Pakistani government says that they were militants preparing for attacks inside Afghanistan. | The Pakistani government says that they were militants preparing for attacks inside Afghanistan. |
Tribal leaders say the air-strike was conducted by the US, a claim that both Pakistan and the US deny. | Tribal leaders say the air-strike was conducted by the US, a claim that both Pakistan and the US deny. |
Elsewhere, militants in North Waziristan, another tribal region south of Bajaur, have beheaded a man after accusing him of being a US spy. | Elsewhere, militants in North Waziristan, another tribal region south of Bajaur, have beheaded a man after accusing him of being a US spy. |
The military in this tribal district withdrew to the barracks following a peace deal with the local militants in September, leaving them in control of law and order. | The military in this tribal district withdrew to the barracks following a peace deal with the local militants in September, leaving them in control of law and order. |
A similar peace agreement with the militants in Bajaur was reportedly scuttled by Monday's air-strike. | A similar peace agreement with the militants in Bajaur was reportedly scuttled by Monday's air-strike. |
Since the raid thousands of local people have taken part in protests against Islamabad's alliance with the US. | Since the raid thousands of local people have taken part in protests against Islamabad's alliance with the US. |
Sympathy for Taleban | Sympathy for Taleban |
About 5,000 tribesmen held a protest march in Khar, the capital town of Bajaur tribal district, some 10km south-east of the scene of the attack. | About 5,000 tribesmen held a protest march in Khar, the capital town of Bajaur tribal district, some 10km south-east of the scene of the attack. |
They paraded the effigies of US president George Bush and Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf on mules before setting them on fire. | They paraded the effigies of US president George Bush and Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf on mules before setting them on fire. |
In various speeches, the local leaders vowed revenge for the killing of 'innocent victims' and held both Pakistan and US responsible for it. | In various speeches, the local leaders vowed revenge for the killing of 'innocent victims' and held both Pakistan and US responsible for it. |
Protest rallies were also held in other parts of the tribal areas and the Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi and elsewhere. | Protest rallies were also held in other parts of the tribal areas and the Pakistani cities of Islamabad, Peshawar, Karachi and elsewhere. |
Sympathy for the Taleban and al-Qaeda among tribesmen in Bajaur is believed to translate into active support, the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad says. | Sympathy for the Taleban and al-Qaeda among tribesmen in Bajaur 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. |
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