Thousands attend funeral of Taliban fighter

Thousands of mourners including Islamic militants carrying assault rifles and bandoliers attended a funeral service today in a Pakistani tribal village for a Taliban fighter allegedly killed in a Nato raid in neighbouring Afghanistan, witnesses said.

Thousands attend funeral of Taliban fighter

Thousands of mourners including Islamic militants carrying assault rifles and bandoliers attended a funeral service today in a Pakistani tribal village for a Taliban fighter allegedly killed in a Nato raid in neighbouring Afghanistan, witnesses said.

About 4,000 people attended the funeral in Eidak, a village in North Waziristan, a local tribesman who attended the service said.

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