At least 15 people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan, security officials said.
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They said the attack hit a house in the village of Mir Ali, in North Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan.
Reports said the target of the attack was an al-Qaeda operative, but it was unclear if he was among the dead.
Officials named the man as Abu Kasha, believed to be Iraqi. Residents said a Pakistani tribesman lived in the house. The US military has not commented.
The US has launched many missile strikes from Afghanistan against suspected militant targets recently.
Border tension
In Friday’s incident, two missiles were fired by a pilotless “drone” aircraft, anonymous officials told Reuters news agency.
On Sunday, a suspected US missile strike killed 20 people, including a top Taleban commander Mohammad Omar in South Waziristan, witnesses and officials said.
Tensions between the US and Pakistan have increased over the issue of cross-border incursions against militants by American forces based in Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said it had voiced its concern to the US envoy in Islamabad on Wednesday.
“It was underscored to the ambassador that the government of Pakistan strongly condemns the missile attacks which resulted in the loss of precious lives and property,” the ministry said in a statement.
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