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Another Confirmation Made Of Taliban Leader's Death

February 09 2010

Pakistan

A Pakistani Taliban source has confirmed the death of insurgent chief Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistan's Dawn reports.

The source indicated that Mehsud died last Sunday in the Punjab province town of Multan after succumbing to injuries received in a drone attack in the village of Shaktoi in South Waziristan.

The Taliban have made no official statement on the matter. The U.S. and Pakistani governments have reported the death, saying the Mehsud has been dead for weeks.

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