'Foreign troops kill 20' in Pakistan

ITN
Tuesday, Sept 3, 2008

Foreign commandos believed to be from the US have killed 20 people in Pakistan, according to reports.

Three helicopter gunships, which were apparently carrying troops, came from the direction of Afghanistan to carry out the pre-dawn attack, killing 20 people, including women and children, a provincial governor said.

The attack is likely to spark uproar in Pakistan where it will be seen as undermining sovereignty at a time when a new civilian government is struggling to assert its authority.

"It is outrageous," Owais Ahmed Ghani, governor of North West Frontier province, said in a statement.

"This is a direct assault on the sovereignty of Pakistan and the people of Pakistan expect that the armed forces ... would rise to defend the sovereignty of the country and give a befitting reply," he said.

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