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| 'US missile strike' hits Pakistan | 'US missile strike' hits Pakistan |
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| At least five people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike on a tribal district in north-west Pakistan, security officials have said. | At least five people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike on a tribal district in north-west Pakistan, security officials have said. |
| The attack hit a suspected militant hide-out in North Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border, the officials said. | The attack hit a suspected militant hide-out in North Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border, the officials said. |
| The strike comes two days after Taleban rebels in the area warned of reprisals if such attacks continued. | The strike comes two days after Taleban rebels in the area warned of reprisals if such attacks continued. |
| There is widespread anger in Pakistan at the increasing use of missile strikes along the Afghan border. | There is widespread anger in Pakistan at the increasing use of missile strikes along the Afghan border. |
| Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of the Punjab region and head of a key political party, said the US was raising tensions between Islamabad and Washington. | |
| "This is creating anger in Pakistan. This is creating friction between our two countries," he told the AFP news agency. | "This is creating anger in Pakistan. This is creating friction between our two countries," he told the AFP news agency. |
| 'Sovereignty violated' | 'Sovereignty violated' |
| There were conflicting reports about exactly who was killed in the latest attack, although several reports said at least five people died. | |
| One report suggested four of the five killed were militants, several of them foreigners. Another said three of the five were children. | One report suggested four of the five killed were militants, several of them foreigners. Another said three of the five were children. |
| Two or three missiles were reported to have been fired from a drone aircraft, destroying a "militant hideout in the village of Alikhel in North Waziristan," AFP quoted an unnamed senior security official as saying. | |
| Pakistan has said that the missile strikes infringe its sovereignty. | Pakistan has said that the missile strikes infringe its sovereignty. |
| On Thursday the government summoned the US ambassador in Islamabad to protest after an attack deep inside Pakistani territory killed five people a day earlier. | On Thursday the government summoned the US ambassador in Islamabad to protest after an attack deep inside Pakistani territory killed five people a day earlier. |
| Waziristan on the Afghan border is believed to be a safe haven for the Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. | Waziristan on the Afghan border is believed to be a safe haven for the Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. |
| The US says the insurgents use the territory to launch attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan. | The US says the insurgents use the territory to launch attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan. |
| Islamabad has been pursuing a policy of ad-hoc peace deals with local Taleban commanders. | Islamabad has been pursuing a policy of ad-hoc peace deals with local Taleban commanders. |