13 die in Pakistan attack attributed to Taliban

pakistan journalists 298 (photo credit: AP)
pakistan journalists 298
(photo credit: AP)
Suspected pro-Taliban militants attacked the house of a government official in northwestern Pakistan before dawn Thursday, killing 13 people, police said. "We believe that local Taliban are behind this attack. They used AK-47s and rockets to attack the house," said Jamal Khan, a local police official. The dead included six members of the same family and seven guests, Khan said.