Pakistani Taliban chief supposedly killed by US drone raid
By Fox News
The head of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed in a U.S. drone attack, Pakistan state television reported Sunday.
The report stated Mehsud had been injured in a drone attack in the Shaktoi area January 14 and died three days later. He reportedly was buried in the village of Mamuzai in the North Waziristan region.
But a Taliban spokesman denied the report on Sunday, calling it a “total lie” in an interview with Reuters.
The Pakistani army said it is investigating the reports.
The militant leader’s death would be an important success for both Pakistan, which has been battling the Pakistani Taliban, and the U.S., which blames Mehsud for a recent deadly bombing against the CIA in Afghanistan.
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