'US missile strike' hits Pakistan
Casualties are feared in a suspected US drone attack in north-west Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials say.
Reports say that a missile fired by the drone destroyed a building used by the Taleban in the Kurram tribal region.
"Smoke can be seen over the area where the missile struck," a security official told Reuters news agency.
The US has launched dozens of similar attacks in recent months, mostly targeting Taleban and al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan's tribal regions.
Kurram, which is less than 100km (62 miles) from the Afghan capital, Kabul, served as the most important launching pad for the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in 1980s
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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