From AP:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike hit a village deep inside Pakistani territory Wednesday, officials said, killing six alleged militants and indicating American willingness to pursue insurgents beyond Pakistan's lawless tribal regions.
The strike was part of a surge of such cross-border attacks in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest in the last three months. It could heighten Pakistani-U.S. tensions because it was the first to hit an area outside the semiautonomous tribal belt.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike hit a village deep inside Pakistani territory Wednesday, officials said, killing six alleged militants and indicating American willingness to pursue insurgents beyond Pakistan's lawless tribal regions.
The strike was part of a surge of such cross-border attacks in Pakistan's militant-plagued northwest in the last three months. It could heighten Pakistani-U.S. tensions because it was the first to hit an area outside the semiautonomous tribal belt.
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