Pakistan rocket strike kills 14

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 04:07 GMT 05:07 UK

Pakistan rocket strike kills 14

At least 14 people have been killed and about 30 injured
by rockets fired into a city in the north-west of Pakistan,
police say.

Four rockets were fired into Bannu hitting some houses,
a mosque and a shop, a police official said.

There has been increased unrest in Pakistan since security
forces ousted Islamist militants out of a radical mosque
in Islamabad earlier in July.

About 180 people, mostly police and soldiers, have been
killed in attacks.

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...The Talebans' attacks, on one side, and the US pressures over Talibans and Al Qaeda camps, on the other.

"Musharraf va alla guerra", Musharraf goes to war, titles the website of Peacereporter.
The tribal areas are the target of both Musharraf - who would probably prefer to negotiate and pay dollars to the chiefs - and of the USA that threaten a direct military action - Frances Townsend words were not much appreciated by the Pakistani government.

What's known, according to Peacereporter and almost admitted by Townsend, is that the USA are already acting.
Missiles 'Himars’ and ‘Hellfire’ fired from Predators and Apaches have already been hitting in Pakistani land.

Peacereporter site http://www.peacereporter.net/dettaglio_articolo.php?idc=0&idart=8461

There's an english version but the Pakistani story is not updated http://www.peacereporter.net/default.php?linedit=ENG

Ciao!

...the Swiss account maxed out, and an idling helicopter on the roof.

He'll probably get a loan from junior before he goes down.

When the whole region is run by the Taliban, will it be "Mission Accomplished"?