US warns it may attack other countries

The United States has warned the UN Security Council it could take "further actions" against other countries after strikes on…

The United States has warned the UN Security Council it could take "further actions" against other countries after strikes on Afghanistan, diplomats said today.

"We may find that our self-defence may require further actions with respect to other organisations and other states," the United States said in a letter sent to the UN Security Council yesterday.

The United States went on to justify yesterday's strikes against Afghanistan, invoking a clause in the UN charter granting nations "the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence," the diplomats said.

US and British forces attacked about 30 military targets across Afghanistan yesterday in an attempt to root out suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden and his al-Quaeda network.

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AFP