"Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan border town" by Ishtiaq Mahsud, Associated Press | October 12, 2008
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A suspected US missile strike killed at least five people in a town near the Afghan border late yesterday.
Two unmanned drones were seen above Miran Shah in north Waziristan minutes before missiles hit a factory in the town, they said, based on reports from witnesses.
Also yesterday, mourners in the Orakzai border region buried victims of a suicide bombing that targeted anti-Taliban tribesmen who were trying to evict militants from their area. Government official Asghar Khan said authorities had counted at least 34 bodies from the Friday bombing, but as many as 25 other bodies may have been taken away by relatives. Some media reports said the death toll from the attack was much higher.
Tensions continued in the region yesterday as tribesmen exchanged fire with Taliban militants. US officials were not immediately available for comment on the missile strike in Miran Shah.
The US military is believed to have launched at least 11 missile strikes on the Pakistan side of the Afghan border since mid-August, killing more than 100 people, most of them alleged militants, according to an Associated Press count based on Pakistan intelligence numbers.
The United States rarely confirms or denies the attacks, which provoke anger among many Pakistanis. --more--"
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