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'US strike' kills 25 in Pakistan

At least 25 people have been killed in a suspected US missile attack in north-west Pakistan, officials say. The missile strike hit a house in the South Waziristan area, near the Afghan border, which officials said was used as a hide-out for Taleban militants. The Taleban confirmed 25 militants were killed in the attack. The US has not confirmed it launched the strike. The US has carried out more than 20 air strikes from drones in north-western Pakistan in recent months. Islamabad has long argued that such attacks complicate its own fight against insurgents, and say the strikes violate its sovereignty. Pakistani leaders had expressed hope that the new US administration of Barack Obama would halt the controversial manoeuvres. But earlier this week Mr Obama said there was no doubt militants were operating in safe havens in Pakistan's tribal belt and that the US would make sure Pakistan was a strong ally in fighting that threat.

Wanted militant The latest suspected drone attack took place on Saturday morning in a village near the town of Ladha. A house owned by a local clan member was struck by two missiles. Witnesses in the area say the rockets were fired from a drone and say the house was frequented by militants from to Pakistani Taleban leader Baitullah Mehsud's organisation. The BBC's Shoaib Hasan, in Islamabad, says Mehsud is one of the most wanted men in the region. Our correspondent says Mehsud is believed to be responsible for a number of atrocities, including the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

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