Zawahri missed dinner that prompted US strike
A dinner invitation to al-Qaeda's second-in-command triggered a US airstrike in Pakistan but Ayman al-Zawahri failed to show up, Pakistani intelligence officials said Sunday.
Pakistan condemned Friday's strike, which killed at least 18 people, including women and children, and summoned US ambassador Ryan Crocker to protest.
There were anti-American demonstrations in several towns and cities Sunday, and supporters of Islamist and secular parties mustered close to 10,000 people for a rally in the southern city of Karachi.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The Foreign Ministry said Saturday that foreigners had been near the village of Damadola in the Bajaur region bordering Afghanistan and were the probable target.
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