US blamed for missile strike on al-Qaeda bases - USA/Terrorism/Pakistan
Declan Walsh; 18/3/08
A salvo of suspected US missiles killed at least 20 people, including several al-Qaeda militants, in Pakistan’s tribal areas, a day after a restaurant bombing in the capital Islamabad wounded US and British officials, including four FBI agents. The bloody weekend underscored the extremist threat facing the new coalition government of erstwhile rivals Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari, which was due to be formed following the swearing in of Parliament yesterday. Tribesmen near Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, reported seeing up to seven missiles fired at two houses on Sunday. Earlier they heard a buzzing noise - the signature sound of US Predator drones, which have carried out at least two attacks on suspected al-Qaeda hideouts in the tribal areas this year.