Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Another U.S. Missile Strike In Pakistan

U.S. and Pakistani officials meet in Pakistan.

6 Killed in Suspected U.S. Missile Strike in Pakistan
-- FOX News


DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A U.S. missile strike killed at least six people Wednesday, hours after the top U.S. military officer told Pakistani officials that America respects Pakistan's sovereignty amid an uproar over American military operations in Pakistan's northwest.

Two Pakistani intelligence officials told The Associated Press that several missiles hit a compound in the South Waziristan tribal region early Wednesday evening. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak openly to the media.

The officials said the target was a base for Taliban militants and Hezb-i-Islami, another group fighting U.S. and government troops in neighboring Afghanistan.

They said informants in the area had reported that six people were dead and three more injured. Their identities were not immediately clear, but sources told FOX News that no high-profile targets were killed.

The officials said an unmanned drone of the type used by the CIA and U.S. force

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My Comment: This is going to raise the tension levels again in Pakistan's Tribal regions.

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