Pakistani Taliban Claim Responsibility for Cross-Border Attack -- Voice of America
The Pakistani Taliban says its forces in Afghanistan are responsible for a deadly raid in Pakistan.
A Taliban spokesman made the claim Friday during a phone call with reporters. He said about 40 to 50 insurgents were involved in the cross-border attack on a security checkpoint near Pakistan's northwestern Dir tribal area. The government says up to 400 militants had swarmed the area.
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