Pakistani troops kill 11 on minibus

Pakistani paramilitary troops today killed 11 people on a minibus after it failed to stop at a checkpoint in a remote tribal area that authorities have identified as a possible hideout for Osama bin Laden, an army spokesman said.

The killings, which General Shaukat Sultan said occurred only after paramilitary forces were fired on, were sure to raise the anger of fiercely independent tribal leaders already enraged by the presence of troops on their land.