Pakistan Drone Attack Kills Nine
January 23rd, 2009Via: BBC:
A suspected US drone missile attack has killed nine people in north-western Pakistan, local witnesses say.
At least one missile hit a house in a village near the town of Mirali in North Waziristan, a stronghold of al-Qaeda and Taleban militants.
A second suspected drone attack has now been reported in South Waziristan but there is no word on casualties.
Pakistan has long argued that such strikes are counter-productive and are a violation of its sovereignty.
These are the first drone attacks since Barack Obama was inaugurated as US president on Tuesday.
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