Pakistani Taliban confirm leader's death by drone

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani Taliban spokesman has confirmed the death of the militant group's leader in a U.S. drone strike.

Azam Tariq, the spokesman for the Taliban in the South Waziristan tribal area, said Saturday that the group will choose a successor for Hakimullah Mehsud in the coming days.

Intelligence officials and militant commanders have said Mehsud was a killed by a U.S. drone strike on a compound in the North Waziristan tribal area on Friday.

• Unrest, Conflicts & War
• Taliban
• Hakimullah Mehsud

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistani-taliban-confirm-leaders-death-drone-104615994.html
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