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US drone attack kills 6 in Pakistan
 Another suspected US missile attacks has left at least six people dead and several others injured in Pakistan's troubled northwest. The unmanned US drone fired several missiles in Makeen area of South Waziristan tribal agency on Wednesday, a Press TV correspondent reported. Death toll may rise further as some of injured are said to be in critical condition. The tribal regions along the shared border between Pakistan and Afghanistan have become a usual target of suspected US drone attacks, which are in some cases acknowledged by Washington. Over 500 people -- suspected militants as well as civilians -- have been killed in such attacks, which started under the Bush administration. The drone attacks are allegedly aimed at targeting Taliban insurgents who found safe havens in Pakistan's tribal regions following the 2001 US-led invasion of the country. US drones have carried out nearly 40 missile strikes in Pakistan's tribal areas since the new Pakistani government came to power a year ago. US President Barack Obama has said that he is prepared to bomb inside Pakistan if he gets relevant intelligence about the whereabouts of al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden. Islamabad, on the other hand, has repeatedly condemned the strikes, saying that they threaten the country's sovereignty and fuel public anger. Posted by: 2009-03-26 |
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