Killing Of Chief's Brother May Prompt Taliban Revenge
October 01 2009
The Taliban says that the brother of the group's new leader has been killed in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal belt, Agence France-Presse reports.
Kalimullah Mehsud, the brother of Hakimullah Mehsud, was killed Monday and buried Wednesday, security officials said. A Pakistani intelligence officer confirmed the report.
The Taliban previously launched a missile attack at a paramilitary camp in Razmak, killing one soldier and wounding five.
Other reports said he was killed...
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