Pakistan Taliban claim killing of Bashir Bilour

Pakistan Taliban claim killing of Bashir Bilour
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Summary TTP has claimed responsibility for suicide attack that killed Bashir Bilour and eight others.

 

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in the country s northwest Saturday that killed eight people including a senior provincial minister.

 

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) movement targeted Bashir Ahmed Bilour, number two to the provincial chief minister, in revenge for the death of one of its elders, spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told AFP.