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Saturday, March 19, 2011
Thousands rally across countryISLAMABAD: Thousands of people took to the streets across the country on Friday to protest a US drone strike that killed over three dozen people on Thursday. In Miranshah area of North Waziristan, where recent drone attacks have been concentrated, more than 1,000 tribesmen called for an immediate end to drone strikes and compensation to victims’ families. They shouted “Death to America” and “Recall our ambassador to America”, while local cleric Maulvi Mohammad Rooman, who led the rally, condemned the latest drone attack, calling it “intolerable”. The country’s civilian and military leaders have already condemned Thursday’s drone strike in North Waziristan near the Afghan border, and demanded an apology and explanation from the United States. afp
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