Pakistanis protest botched US air raid By South Asia correspondent Sally Sara Updated Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:22am AEDT
Related Story: Pakistan demands apology over drone strike Related Story: Militants killed in Pakistan drone strikes Thousands of people have protested against a US drone strike that killed up to 40 people in Pakistan. Anti-US demonstrators rallied in cities across the country, including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. More than 3,000 people gathered outside the Red Mosque in the capital, shouting "death to America" and burning the American flag. The protesters expressed their anger over a US missile strike in the north-west of the country on Thursday. Local tribal elders say the victims of the botched air raid were community leaders and police attending an outdoor meeting in North Waziristan. The US closed its embassy and several consulates in Pakistan yesterday because of fears of violence. Tension has also increased following the release of a CIA contractor accused of killing two Pakistani men. Raymond Davis was pardoned earlier this week after compensation was paid to the families of the victims. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/19/3168267.htm "ABC" means "Australian Broadcasting Company". Romi [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
