Deadly US missile strikes hit Pakistan
Friday, 03 Oct 2008 19:51
US reportedly launches two missile strikes against Pakistan's northern tribal regions, killing at least 20 people
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The United States has reportedly launched further missile strikes against
Pakistan's northern tribal regions, killing at least 20 people.
Two separate missiles fired by drones were reported in North Waziristan at about 21:30 local time (16:30 BST).
Once confirmed, the strikes would represent the eighth and ninth of the last month.
Pakistani television reported that that strikes took place in Mohammad Khel, a village west of North Waziristan's main town of Waziristan.
The US army has stepped up cross-border strikes from Afghanistan in a bid to target suspected Taliban and al-Qaida militants seeking a safe-haven in Pakistan.
But the missile strikes have angered Pakistan's government and greatly strained the relationship between the two countries.