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A suspected US drone has launched a missile strike into northwest Pakistan, reportedly killing at least 10 people.
The attack on Friday hit the North Waziristan area, a tribal region on the Afghan border, security officials said.
"It happened close to the border," a Pakistani military officer said.
"We have reports of 10 dead but it will take time to get more information."
The North Waziristan region is a reputed stronghold of the Taliban and al-Qaeda linked fighters.
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder, speaking from the Pakistani capital Islamabad, said: "At the moment we are being told by sources in the area that the attack took place in the Razmak village [of North Waziristan].
"We are told that up to 17 people were also wounded in this attack.
"Just a few days ago we were in this region. And we were able to observe that even at nighttime the drones have been flying over this area.
"It has also causing considerable anger in that region because the Pakistani military forces have been deployed in very large numbers along this border and every time there is a strike deep into Pakistan it creates more public resentment. Not just against the Americans but also the local forces which are not able to stop these attacks.
"In spite of opposition by the Pakistani government, the Americans have been buzzing the Pakistani tribal territories ... and they have been picking out targets with impunity."
At least 18 such attacks by unmanned US aircraft have occurred since September. However, this is the first since General David Petraeus, the US Centcom chief, took charge of the war in Afghanistan.
Pakistan has objected to the attacks as a violation of its sovereignty.
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Pakistan map locating North Waziristan region
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