U.S. missile strike in Pakistan
DAMADOLA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Angry residents of a Pakistani village on
the
Afghan border stopped government officials on Thursday from approaching
the
ruins of a house struck by missiles suspected to have been fired by a U.S.
drone.
Eighteen people including foreign militants were killed when two missiles
hit a house in the village of Damadola in the Bajaur tribal region, where
Islamist militants have been known to operate, on Wednesday evening, a
security official said.
A spokesman for Pakistani Taliban militants said the strike was aimed at
derailing peace talks with the new government.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, asked about an attack apparently
carried
out by the United States, said: "I strongly condemn this. It's absolutely
wrong. It's unfair. They should not have done this action."
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After attending a funeral for seven men said to have been killed, Faqir
Mohammed, a cleric and deputy leader of Pakistan's Taliban movement, vowed
revenge.\
"This is jihad for us, and we fully know the price we have to pay for
fighting aggressors," said Mohammed, who is accused of links to al-Zawahri
and other al-Qaida operatives.
"America martyred our people, and the blood of our brothers will not go to
waste," he said. "God willing, we will avenge it by targeting America."
Thanks, Bush. I feel safer, now!
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