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| US drones 'bomb Pakistan target' | US drones 'bomb Pakistan target' |
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| At least 11 people have been killed and 15 injured in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's border region, witnesses and officials say. | At least 11 people have been killed and 15 injured in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan's border region, witnesses and officials say. |
| Suspected aerial drones bombed a house and seminary linked to Taleban commander Jalaludin Haqqani. | Suspected aerial drones bombed a house and seminary linked to Taleban commander Jalaludin Haqqani. |
| Pakistan's army confirmed an explosion in the North Waziristan tribal area. | Pakistan's army confirmed an explosion in the North Waziristan tribal area. |
| It would be the fourth cross-border attack in less than a week allegedly carried out by US forces, who have not officially confirmed their involvement. | It would be the fourth cross-border attack in less than a week allegedly carried out by US forces, who have not officially confirmed their involvement. |
| This follows persistent US accusations that Pakistan is not doing enough to eliminate Taleban and al-Qaeda sanctuaries in the border region. | This follows persistent US accusations that Pakistan is not doing enough to eliminate Taleban and al-Qaeda sanctuaries in the border region. |
| The upsurge in strikes has alarmed Pakistani military and government officials, who say it seriously undermines their counter-insurgency operations | The upsurge in strikes has alarmed Pakistani military and government officials, who say it seriously undermines their counter-insurgency operations |
| Bodies | Bodies |
| Villagers say unmanned US aircraft fired several missiles at a house and an Islamic seminary in the tribal area of North Waziristan. | Villagers say unmanned US aircraft fired several missiles at a house and an Islamic seminary in the tribal area of North Waziristan. |
| Haqqani and Sirajuddin were in Afghanistan at the time of the attack - they are alive Badruddin Haqqani | Haqqani and Sirajuddin were in Afghanistan at the time of the attack - they are alive Badruddin Haqqani |
| Officials and witnesses say the complex was hit a number of times. | Officials and witnesses say the complex was hit a number of times. |
| "There were two drones and they fired three missiles," an unnamed resident of Dandi Darpakheil, a village near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan, told Reuters news agency. | "There were two drones and they fired three missiles," an unnamed resident of Dandi Darpakheil, a village near Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan, told Reuters news agency. |
| Other reports speak of three drones. | Other reports speak of three drones. |
| Some reports say the death toll could be as high as 20. Casualties include militants, as well as a number of civilians. | |
| Security officials say that the house belonged to Jalaludin Haqqani, a veteran Afghan Taleban commander said to have close links to Osama Bin Laden. | Security officials say that the house belonged to Jalaludin Haqqani, a veteran Afghan Taleban commander said to have close links to Osama Bin Laden. |
| Mr Haqqani and his son, Sirajuddin, who is also a Taleban commander, were not at home, another son, Badruddin, told Reuters by telephone. | Mr Haqqani and his son, Sirajuddin, who is also a Taleban commander, were not at home, another son, Badruddin, told Reuters by telephone. |
| Badruddin Haqqani said one of his aunts had been killed in the raid, and that women and children were among those who had been hurt. | Badruddin Haqqani said one of his aunts had been killed in the raid, and that women and children were among those who had been hurt. |
| The BBC's M Ilyas Khan says the residential-cum-seminary complex has been raided a number of times by the Pakistani army, and hit by aerial attacks from across the border with Afghanistan. | The BBC's M Ilyas Khan says the residential-cum-seminary complex has been raided a number of times by the Pakistani army, and hit by aerial attacks from across the border with Afghanistan. |
| Mr Haqqani has maintained the complex since 1980 and family, clansmen and militants still use the premises, our correspondent says. | Mr Haqqani has maintained the complex since 1980 and family, clansmen and militants still use the premises, our correspondent says. |
| Our correspondent says militants immediately cordoned off the entire area and shifted bodies dug up from the debris elsewhere. | Our correspondent says militants immediately cordoned off the entire area and shifted bodies dug up from the debris elsewhere. |
| Officials in Miranshah say they still do not have evidence that any high-value target may have been hit. | Officials in Miranshah say they still do not have evidence that any high-value target may have been hit. |
| Rising tensions | Rising tensions |
| In recent months, US forces based in Afghanistan have been accused of stepping up attacks against suspected Taleban targets over the border in Pakistan's tribal region. | In recent months, US forces based in Afghanistan have been accused of stepping up attacks against suspected Taleban targets over the border in Pakistan's tribal region. |
| Last week Pakistan condemned an alleged raid by foreign troops based in Afghanistan, which officials say killed at least 15 villagers in South Waziristan. | Last week Pakistan condemned an alleged raid by foreign troops based in Afghanistan, which officials say killed at least 15 villagers in South Waziristan. |
| In the same week, at least 10 people were killed in two suspected US missile strikes on alleged militant targets in North Waziristan. | In the same week, at least 10 people were killed in two suspected US missile strikes on alleged militant targets in North Waziristan. |
| Pakistan's army has warned that such direct US action could rally more tribesmen behind the Taleban and incite a wider uprising, our correspondent says. | Pakistan's army has warned that such direct US action could rally more tribesmen behind the Taleban and incite a wider uprising, our correspondent says. |