Pakistani Taliban leader Wali-ur-Rehman killed in drone strike

Published May 30, 2013
A US drone kills Pakistani Taliban's second most important leader. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). A U.S. drone strike killed the second-in-command of the Pakistan Taliban in the North Waziristan region of the country on Wednesday, three security officials said, in what would be a major blow to the militancy. The drone strike killed seven people, Pakistani security officials said, including Taliban deputy commander Wali-ur-Rehman, in the first such reported use of a U.S. drone since

A US drone killed Pakistani Taliban's second most important leader, May 29.  - Video by Reuters

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