Taking the CIA to court over drone attacks
An international group has called on the US to acknowledge the number of civilians killed by drone attacks in north-west Pakistan and tribesman are taking the CIA to court over allegations that US drone strikes killed their relatives. The BBC’s Aleem Maqbool talks with Lisa Mullins about the drone attacks in Pakistan’s tribal region.
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