Taliban 'confirms Mehsud's death' - Democratic Underground

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Tue Aug-18-09 10:04 AM
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Taliban 'confirms Mehsud's death'

Source: bbc

The chief spokesman for the Taliban in Pakistan, who was arrested on Monday, has confirmed that the group's leader is dead, Pakistani officials have said.

A minister from North West Frontier Province said Maulvi Omar had stated that Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack earlier this month.

The Taliban had previously denied US and Pakistani reports that he was dead.

Maulvi Omar was arrested in the Mohmand tribal area while travelling to South Waziristan, near the Afghan border.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8207735.stm

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steven johnson

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Tue Aug-18-09 11:03 AM
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1. Looks like Baitullah Mehsud got 2 Hellfire missiles & 72 virgins

Edited on Tue Aug-18-09 11:09 AM by steven johnson

To the army and the navy
And the battles they have won
To the red, white and blue,
May her colors never run.

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