Taliban denies Mehsud's death

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Source: al jazeera

The Pakistani Taliban has released an audiotape which it says is proof that Hakimullah Mehsud, its leader, was not killed in a US missile attack earlier this week.

The tape, purportedly carrying the voice of Mehsud, condemned the rumours of his death, but made no reference to the raid which killed 18 people in North Waziristan.

"Sometimes they launch propaganda about my martyrdom through media and sometimes they say that the operation has been completed in South Waziristan," the recording, released to media on Friday, said.

"This can never happen," it continued, referring to military operations against Taliban strongholds launched last year.


Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2010/01/20101163559707388.html

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a tape - no evidence. just propaganda.

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1. Is this a case of

Meshud was rushed to a nearby hospital where he pronounced dead upon arrival.
Shortly afterword he was taken to a better hospital where his condition was upgraded to alive.

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