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Report: Head of Pakistan Taliban Killed in Drone Strike

HeadlineFeb 09, 2010

In news from Pakistan, numerous news sources are now reporting the head of the Pakistan Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, has died from injuries suffered in a US drone missile strike last month. Mehsud is the second Taliban leader to have been killed in the past six months.

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