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US drone strikes 'raise questions' -UN's Navi Pillay [View all]
Source: BBC
US military drone attacks in Pakistan raise serious legal questions, the UN's human rights chief has said.
Navi Pillay was speaking at the end of a fact-finding visit to Pakistan.
Drone attacks have become a central part of US counter-terror operations but Ms Pillay said they were legally problematic.
US officials defended the policy after al-Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi was reportedly killed in a drone strike earlier this week.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18363003
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