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Taliban vow more big attacks

PESHAWAR: The Taliban claimed responsibility on Monday for the weekend attack on army headquarters, and vowed to activate cells across the country for more attacks. Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq called AP and said the assault on GHQ was only the first in a planned wave of strikes intended to avenge the killing of Baitullah Mehsud. “This was our first small effort and a present to the Pakistani and US governments,” he said. He said the raid on GHQ was carried out by a Punjabi faction of the group, and orders had also been given to launch similar operations in Sindh, Balochistan and NWFP. ap

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