CHINGAI, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani troops backed by missile-firing helicopters on Monday struck a religious school purportedly being used as an al Qaeda training center, killing 80 people in what appeared to be the country's deadliest-ever attack against suspected militants.
The country's top Islamic political leader said American planes were used in the pre-dawn strike against the school -- known as a madrassa -- and called for nationwide protests Tuesday, claiming all those killed were innocent students and teachers.
A U.S. military official denied any involvement in the attack in northwestern Pakistan, near the Afghan border.
An al Qaeda-linked militant who apparently was a primary target of the strike had left the building a half hour beforehand, a Pakistani official said.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/30/pakistan.militants.ap/index.html
Git some, git some...
'Al Qaeda school' attack: 80 dead
