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28 Pakistani troops killed in NATO raid

Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson said the 'incident' was under investigation
Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson said the 'incident' was under investigation

Attacks by NATO helicopters and fighter jets on two military outposts in northwest Pakistan have left as many as 28 Pakistani troops dead.

The incident has plunged United States-Pakistan relations deeper into crisis.

Pakistan retaliated by shutting NATO supply routes into Afghanistan that are vital to the 10-year war against the Taliban.

Trucks and fuel tankers for foreign forces in Afghanistan were stopped at the Torkham border post in the Khyber tribal region near the city of Peshawar, hours after the raid.

Pakistan also asked the US to vacate within 15 days an air base used by US forces for drone strikes, which have long been at the centre of a dispute between Islamabad and Washington.

NATO apologised for the incident, saying it happened when its gunships confused warning shots by Pakistani forces for a militant attack.