US missile strike kills 14 in Pakistan
Saturday, 8 November 2008
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (AFP):A suspected US missile strike in north-west Pakistan has killed at least 14 people, Pakistani officials say.
The attack by a US drone targeted al-Qaeda-linked militants in the tribal region of North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border, they said.
One official told the AFP news agency that "several missiles struck a suspected al-Qaeda hide-out in North Waziristan".Some reports said 10 had been killed. The US has not confirmed the attack.
Since 1 September, there have been at least 17 of these strikes and, while US officials say al-Qaeda leaders are being successfully targeted, local tribesmen say scores of civilians have been killed. Most of the missile strikes have taken place in the Waziristan region.
Pakistan says such attacks are proving counter-productive to its own strategy of fighting the militants.
The attack by a US drone targeted al-Qaeda-linked militants in the tribal region of North Waziristan, close to the Afghan border, they said.
One official told the AFP news agency that "several missiles struck a suspected al-Qaeda hide-out in North Waziristan".Some reports said 10 had been killed. The US has not confirmed the attack.
Since 1 September, there have been at least 17 of these strikes and, while US officials say al-Qaeda leaders are being successfully targeted, local tribesmen say scores of civilians have been killed. Most of the missile strikes have taken place in the Waziristan region.
Pakistan says such attacks are proving counter-productive to its own strategy of fighting the militants.