Diabetic Mehsud killed while getting a leg massage: CNN.Byline: ANI Islamabad, Aug 12 (ANI): Several stories are the doing rounds regarding the death of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud Baitullah Mehsud is a leading Taliban commander in Waziristan.[1][2] The Waziris are a tribe whose home spans the Pakistan/Afghanistan border. The Mahsud are one of the four sub-tribes of the Waziri. . The latest media report has claimed that Mehsud was killed while getting a leg massage on the roof of his father-in-law's house in South Waziristan South Waziristan (Urdu: جنوبی وزیرستان) is the southern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11 585 km² (4,473 mi²). . According to CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , Mehsud was a diabetic, and was receiving a leg massage when the drone struck. US surveillance in Pakistan spied a short, stocky man resembling the physical description of Baitullah on the roof of his father-in-law's home in South Waziristan," CNN quoted a US official, as saying. "No one was expecting him home for dinner that night," the unnamed official said. Earlier, on Monday, a top Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud challenged Islamabad to prove that the TTP TTP (thymidine triphosphate): see thymine. chief was dead. The United States, which earlier claimed that Mehud has been killed, has also failed to provide any substantial evidence in this regard. "The Pakistani government believes that he is (dead), and all evidence that we have suggests that," US National Security Adviser General James Jones said. When enquired about reports of two top Taliban commanders being also killed in an infighting in·fight·ing n. 1. Contentious rivalry or disagreement among members of a group or organization: infighting on the President's staff. 2. Fighting or boxing at close range. that followed Mehsud's death, General Jones said reports could not be verified. "We've heard stories about that. We can't confirm it. But it certainly appears to be that there was some dissension in the ranks. That's not a bad thing for us," he said. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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