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Wednesday, 17, Sep 2008 06:28
Five people have been killed after a village in Pakistan's South Waziristan province near the Afghan border was hit by suspected US drones.
Local officials say at least four missiles hit a suspected militant training camp in the village of Baghar Cheena.
The AFP news agency quoted an unnamed security official as saying that five people, including foreigners, were killed in the attacks some 55 kilometres west of Wana, the main town in South Waziristan.
And another Pakistani security official told the Reuters news agency that the attack had followed intelligence sharing between the US and Pakistan.
"It shows improving intelligence co-ordination on the ground," the official said.
The incident occurred as Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, met the Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani regarding US activity on the Afghan border.
Admiral Mullen wishes to "develop further US-Pakistani co-operation and co-ordination on these critical issues that challenge the security and wellbeing of the people of both countries," according to a statement from the US embassy.
"The conversations were extremely frank, positive, and constructive.
"[Admiral Mullen] "appreciated the positive role that Pakistan is playing in the war on terror and pledged continued US support to Pakistan."
Discussions between the US and Pakistan are likely to continue after a host of recent missile attacks aimed at militants based in Pakistan.