US drone attack kills eight people in Pakistan
At least eight people have been killed in the latest unauthorized US drone attack on Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan.
A senior Pakistani security official was quoted by AFP as saying that eight missiles were fired in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. Islamabad has frequently criticized Washington over the non-UN-sanctioned drone strikes, saying the attacks are a blatant violation of Pakistan's sovereignty. The US has carried out hundreds of drone strikes in tribal regions bordering Afghanistan. Washington says the attacks target pro-Taliban militants but thousands of civilians have been killed since the drone attacks started in 2008.
BBC: US drone 'kills eight' in North Waziristan