Pakistan: Missile death toll 55, aide denies Taliban head nearly killed
By AP, JPOST.COM STAFF
The head of Pakistan's Taliban attended a funeral shortly before a suspected US missile strike that killed about 55 people, two intelligence officials said Wednesday, but a top Taliban aide denied that the leader had a close call.
Baitullah Mehsud, accused of plotting suicide bombings and the assassination Tuesday of his chief rival, is the target of a looming offensive by Pakistan's military in the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, three police officers were killed in a rocket attack at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Peshawar.
In addition, three rockets were fired at a military base in Wana, the main town in South Waziristan, triggering a shootout but no known casualties.
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