Rallies against US missile strike continue in Pakistan

THOUSANDS of angry Pakistanis protested yesterday against a US airstrike that killed civilians, chanting "Long live Osama bin Laden!" as anti-American rallies in the country entered their second week.

Pakistani authorities, meanwhile, arrested a relative of a man suspected of hiding the bodies of four suspected al-Qaida operatives believed killed in the January 13 attack, a security official said.

The man, who was not identified, was arrested in Damadola, the remote hamlet near the Afghan border where US missiles struck, the official said. The suspect was related to Faqir Mohammed, a pro-Taliban cleric who intelligence officials believe was responsible for hiding the bodies.