Baitullah Mehsud claim Lahore attack to avenge offensive
The Pakistani Taliban claimed it carried out a suicide attack in Lahore to avenge a military operation in the northwest and vowed further deadly strikes, a spokesman said Thursday. “We claim responsibility for the Lahore suicide attack. It is revenge for the Swat military operation,” Hakimullah Mehsud said from an undisclosed place, saying he was a spokesman for Pakistan Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud. Baitullah Mehsud commands Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) and is Pakistan’s most wanted
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