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| English.news.cn 2010-11-08 01:44:52 ===================================================================== |
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed in another U.S.drone attack launched Sunday night in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan, reported local media.
According to the report, the U.S. drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, which is suspected carrying militants inside.
The latest strike is second of its kind on Sunday. Not long before, the U.S. drone launched a strike at a house in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan, which is located northeast of Datta Khel.
In the first strike, the U.S. drone also fired two missiles at a house suspected to be a hideout of militants, killing at least 12 people.
Shortly following the first strike on Sunday, there came in news saying that Taliban had killed three people suspected to provide guidance for U.S. drone attacks in the area.
The three dead bodies were found at a bazaar near the first hit area with a letter placed on them from Taliban saying they are spies providing information for U.S. drone attacks, said the report.
North Waziristan is believed to be a stronghold of militants in Pakistan, who often launch attacks at the US-led NATO troops in Afghanistan across the border.
The U.S. has repeatedly lobbied the Pakistani army to launch a ground operation against militants in North Waziristan, but the latter has refused to do so due to the concerns that the operation in the area could lead to more terrorist attacks within the country.
The U.S. has no other choices but to resort to drone strikes despite the fact that such strikes have violated the territorial air right of Pakistan.
The latest strike launched by U.S. drones on Sunday is sixth of its kind since November. On Nov. 1, U.S. drones fired four missiles at some suspected targets in North Waziristan, killing 6 people.
On Nov. 3, the U.S. drones launched three strikes within a single day in the above-mentioned area, killing at least 13 people.
While most of the people targeted by U.S. drones are militants, they do often mistakenly kill innocent people in the strikes. There are reports saying some 30 percent of the people killed in such strikes are non-militants. This has caused a strong anti- American sentiment among the ordinary Pakistanis.
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