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Thursday, January 14, 2010

U.S. Aircraft Attack Kills 10 People in Pakistan

Missile attack unmanned aircraft of the United States intended to guerrilla training camps in the tribal belt of northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 10 people, said the security officers.

The attack happened in the village Pasalkot, in North Waziristan, a Taliban stronghold and the Al Qaeda network, and a seventh missile that the U.S. allegedly committed against the tribe's district during this month.

"At least 10 people were killed in the missile attack," said a senior officer.

He added that four missiles fired from unmanned aircraft that.

A local intelligence officer told AFP, confirming that the bombing was: "is an attack a U.S. unmanned aircraft that took place between 07.00-08.00 o'clock local time."

He said the area was hit by an attack near the border with South Waziristan, a Taliban stronghold where the military more recently Pakistan was locked with a single attack to dismantle the guerrilla stronghold.

"At least 10 people, mostly militants, were killed in the missile attack. The number of casualties is expected to increase," the officer said.

"The raid targeted a guerrilla training camp."

But do not be obtained immediately clear, if there is a senior guerrillas who died in the attack.

These are the seven missile strikes carried out a reconnaissance planes in the U.S. so far this year, when the government of U.S. President Barack Obama putting Pakistan in the heart of their opposition to Al Qaeda insurgents and other groups.

Alleged attack unmanned U.S. aircraft attacking a target of increasing North Waziristan. North Waziristan is a regional defense fighters of Al Qaeda, the Taliban and Haqqani network of 113,000 to attack U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, its neighbors.

Washington increase pressure on Pakistan to deal with guerrillas who use their homeland to launch attacks in Afghanistan.

American officials said that attack programs unmanned aircraft have been destroyed several famous fighters.

But the attacks on Pakistan's territory, causing incessant anti-American sentiment in Muslim countries that have nuclear weapons, and the government openly condemned the attacks because it violates the sovereignty of Pakistan.

However, a U.S. senator last Wednesday accused Pakistan's leaders and accusing them, personally supports missile attacks while the U.S. criticized the community.

"It is difficult for me was a general attack against the attacks that unmanned aircraft, while at the same time they personally did not tell us that we must stop it. They did not do it," said Senator Carl Levin.

Pakistan leaders not only understand and agree, but in many cases personally supported the attacks that unmanned aircraft, said Levin.

More than 700 people were killed in the attack around 77 unmanned aircraft in Pakistan since August 2008, but U.S. officials did not confirm the individual attacks.

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