Pakistan's public enemy number one has been killed in a U.S. missile attack.
Baitullah Mehsud, leader of the Taliban in the country, was thought to be behind the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in December 2007.
The U.S. had offered a reward of $5million (£3million) for information leading to Mehsud's location or arrest. The Pakistan government put an additional $615,000 bounty on his head.
He and his wife died when a U.S. drone missile hit his father-in-law's house in the lawless tribal area of South Waziristan. Pakistani and U.S. intelligence officials said the CIA was behind the strike.
A local tribesman said Mehsud was being treated for kidney pain, and had been put on a drip by a doctor, when the missile struck.
U.S. pilotless drone 'kills' Taliban chief with $5m bounty on his head | Mail Online
Baitullah Mehsud, leader of the Taliban in the country, was thought to be behind the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in December 2007.
The U.S. had offered a reward of $5million (£3million) for information leading to Mehsud's location or arrest. The Pakistan government put an additional $615,000 bounty on his head.
He and his wife died when a U.S. drone missile hit his father-in-law's house in the lawless tribal area of South Waziristan. Pakistani and U.S. intelligence officials said the CIA was behind the strike.
A local tribesman said Mehsud was being treated for kidney pain, and had been put on a drip by a doctor, when the missile struck.
U.S. pilotless drone 'kills' Taliban chief with $5m bounty on his head | Mail Online