NATO attack kills more than 20 Pakistani troops Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned a NATO air strike that killed at least 20 Pakistani soldiers. Saturday, November 26, 2011 22:32 +0900 (JST)
The Pakistani military says a helicopter belonging to NATO-led forces crossed the border from Afghanistan late Friday and fired on a military checkpoint in the northwestern border area.
More than 20 troops were killed and many others injured.
A NATO spokesperson says the attack is under investigation.
The Pakistani foreign ministry has lodged a protest with the United States through its embassy in Washington. US troops form the bulk of the international forces.
Authorities in northwestern Pakistan say roads in the region have been closed to vehicles delivering fuel and other goods to the international forces in Afghanistan from Pakistan, in apparent retaliation for the raid.
In September last year, a US helicopter crossed the Afghan border into Pakistan and opened fire, killing 3 Pakistani troops.
Then, a key border crossing used by vehicles delivering goods to the international forces in Afghanistan temporarily closed.
