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July 28, 2008

Missile Attack Kills 6 in Northwestern Pakistan 
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Intelligence officials say missiles struck house next to religious
school in South Waziristan tribal region 
Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. missile strike near the Afghan
border has killed at least six people, including three
foreigners.Intelligence officials say the missiles struck a house next
to a religious school Monday, near Azam Warsak, a village in Pakistan's
South Waziristan tribal region.Officials say the three foreigners killed
were suspected militants. At least three other people were wounded. Some
residents in the area said they heard the sound of jets or drones before
the attack.NATO and U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan denied
carrying out the attack. However, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
is also known to operate drones in the region. At the Pakistani army
headquarters in Rawalpindi Monday, the head of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs
of Staff Committee warned the acting commander of U.S. Central Command
that cross-border strikes could damage Pakistan's relations with the
United States.Pakistani General Tariq Majid told U.S. Lieutenant General
Mart!
 in Dempsey that Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity must
be respected.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters. 


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