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| UK militant 'killed in Pakistan' | UK militant 'killed in Pakistan' |
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| A fugitive British militant seen as a key figure in a UK plot to blow up transatlantic airliners has been killed in Pakistan, reports say. | |
| Pakistani media said Rashid Rauf, born in Birmingham, was killed in the strike in the North Waziristan area, a known haven for militants and the Taleban. | |
| Mr Rauf, on the run after escaping from a Pakistani jail, was considered a key planner in the 2006 liquid bomb plot. | Mr Rauf, on the run after escaping from a Pakistani jail, was considered a key planner in the 2006 liquid bomb plot. |
| Three men were convicted in the UK in September of conspiracy to murder. | |
| News of the liquid bomb plot paralysed global air travel, prompting authorities to implement stringent security measures at airports around the world. | |
| 'Safe haven' | |
| Several Pakistani TV channels reported that Mr Rauf was among five people killed by a suspected US missile strike in the country's remote north-western region. | Several Pakistani TV channels reported that Mr Rauf was among five people killed by a suspected US missile strike in the country's remote north-western region. |
| However, the BBC has so far been unable to independently confirm the news. | |
| Taleban fighters and al-Qaeda militants use the mountainous tribal areas along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan as a safe haven for training and resupply. | Taleban fighters and al-Qaeda militants use the mountainous tribal areas along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan as a safe haven for training and resupply. |
| The US regularly uses pilotless drones to attack militant targets in the region, a tactic that has caused growing resentment among Pakistan's leaders. | The US regularly uses pilotless drones to attack militant targets in the region, a tactic that has caused growing resentment among Pakistan's leaders. |
| 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. | |
| Pakistan says the constant missile strikes infringe its sovereignty. | |
| 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. |