Drone strike 'kills leader of Pakistani Taliban'

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban was one of three people killed in a suspected US drone strike, intelligence officials say.

Drone strike 'kills leader of Pakistani Taliban'
Fri, 01 Nov, 2013 - 17:05

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban was one of three people killed in a suspected US drone strike, intelligence officials say.

The officials say agents sent to the site of the attack in the North Waziristan tribal area on Friday confirmed the death of the militant leader, Hakimullah Mehsud.

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