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Many killed in 'US drone attack' Many killed in 'US drone attack'
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A missile fired by a suspected US drone has killed at least 10 people in Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, eyewitnesses say.A missile fired by a suspected US drone has killed at least 10 people in Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, eyewitnesses say.
The missile hit a house in Orakzai tribal area. Residents and local journalists said the house had been converted into a Taleban camp.The missile hit a house in Orakzai tribal area. Residents and local journalists said the house had been converted into a Taleban camp.
The Taleban have cordoned off the entire area, they said.The Taleban have cordoned off the entire area, they said.
Last week, US President Barack Obama said his government would consult Pakistan on drone attacks.Last week, US President Barack Obama said his government would consult Pakistan on drone attacks.
Pakistan has been critical of such strikes. It says civilians are often killed, fuelling support for militants. 'Retaliation'
On Tuesday, the leader of Pakistan's Taleban Baitullah Mehsud claimed responsibility for Monday's deadly attack on a police academy in Lahore saying it was in retaliation against US drone attacks. Correspondents say that the strike is believed to be one of the first drone attacks in Orakzai and is another sign that the US is expanding the zones of attack.
There have been more than 35 US strikes since August - killing about 340 people - and most have landed in the North and South Waziristan tribal regions. South Waziristan is the stronghold of Pakistani Taleban leader Baitullah Mehsud.
US DRONE STRIKES Approx. 300 people killed in at least 30 drone strikes since Aug 2008Drone strikes target tribal regions, mostly WaziristanHellfire missiles fired from unmanned Predator drones is main method
On Tuesday, Mehsud claimed responsibility for Monday's deadly attack on a police academy in Lahore saying it was in retaliation against US drone attacks.
He said the attacks would continue "until the Pakistan government stops supporting the Americans".He said the attacks would continue "until the Pakistan government stops supporting the Americans".
Correspondents say that more than 35 US drone strikes have killed more than 340 people in Pakistan since August 2008, shortly before the election of President Asif Ali Zardari. Pakistan has been critical of drone attacks, arguing that they kill civilians and fuel support for militants such as Mehsud.
The latest strike comes as Afghanistan's interior ministry said that at least six people were killed just across the border in a suicide attack on the headquarters of the provincial council in Kandahar.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, to discuss ways to combat Islamic extremists in both countries in talks hosted by the Turkish President, Abdullah Gul, in Ankara on Wednesday.
Afghan officials have previously said that insurgent attacks inside Afghanistan are planned in Pakistan.
A BBC correspondent says relations have improved since President Zardari came to power but Turkey's role as a broker could further improve ties.
The US military routinely does not confirm drone attacks but the armed forces and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operating in Afghanistan are believed to be the only forces capable of deploying drones in the region.The US military routinely does not confirm drone attacks but the armed forces and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operating in Afghanistan are believed to be the only forces capable of deploying drones in the region.