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| Missiles 'kill seven' in Pakistan | Missiles 'kill seven' in Pakistan |
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| Missiles said to have been fired by US unmanned aircraft have killed seven people close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Pakistani sources say. | Missiles said to have been fired by US unmanned aircraft have killed seven people close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Pakistani sources say. |
| Two missiles reportedly struck a house in Sararogha, in South Waziristan, and the dead are believed to include suspected militants. | Two missiles reportedly struck a house in Sararogha, in South Waziristan, and the dead are believed to include suspected militants. |
| The region is a stronghold of Pakistani Taleban leader Baitullah Mehsud. | The region is a stronghold of Pakistani Taleban leader Baitullah Mehsud. |
| US drones have targeted the area with missiles before, in attacks criticised by Pakistani politicians. | US drones have targeted the area with missiles before, in attacks criticised by Pakistani politicians. |
| Local people said Taleban militants had been operating from the house which was attacked. | Local people said Taleban militants had been operating from the house which was attacked. |
| 'Taleban sanctuary' | |
| A villager, named by Reuters news agency as Hakeemullah, said that people were searching the rubble for more casualties. | |
| There was no immediate US military comment on the attack. | |
| "It was a Taleban sanctuary, which was destroyed in the attack," an unnamed Pakistani security official told AFP news agency. | |
| "Some foreigners were possibly among those killed." | |
| Previous US missile attacks have been aimed at militant groups such as al-Qaeda, which have used the region as a base for attacks inside Afghanistan. | Previous US missile attacks have been aimed at militant groups such as al-Qaeda, which have used the region as a base for attacks inside Afghanistan. |
| More than 20 such attacks have been carried out on targets in north-western Pakistan in recent months. | More than 20 such attacks have been carried out on targets in north-western Pakistan in recent months. |
| The US and Pakistan have had serious disagreements over the Afghan border zone, with Washington unhappy at Pakistani efforts to tackle militants and Islamabad condemning the US drone attacks. | The US and Pakistan have had serious disagreements over the Afghan border zone, with Washington unhappy at Pakistani efforts to tackle militants and Islamabad condemning the US drone attacks. |
| Pakistani leaders had expressed hope that the new US administration would halt the controversial air strikes, saying they fuelled public anger and complicated Pakistan's own counter-insurgency efforts. | Pakistani leaders had expressed hope that the new US administration would halt the controversial air strikes, saying they fuelled public anger and complicated Pakistan's own counter-insurgency efforts. |
| But the drone attacks have continued since Barack Obama was inaugurated as US president last month. | But the drone attacks have continued since Barack Obama was inaugurated as US president last month. |