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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan Pakistani Taliban deputy Hakimullah has called The Associated Press following reports that he was killed during a clash among militants seeking to succeed the group's leader.
Hakimullah spoke to an AP reporter who was familiar with his voice.
He said in Monday's call that the Pakistan Taliban remain united despite government reports that there is infighting.
He also insists that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is alive. The U.S. and Pakistan say they are nearly certain that Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile attack last week.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
The Associated Press: Pakistani Taliban deputy calls to show he's alive
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan Pakistani Taliban deputy Hakimullah has called The Associated Press following reports that he was killed during a clash among militants seeking to succeed the group's leader.
Hakimullah spoke to an AP reporter who was familiar with his voice.
He said in Monday's call that the Pakistan Taliban remain united despite government reports that there is infighting.
He also insists that Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud is alive. The U.S. and Pakistan say they are nearly certain that Mehsud was killed in a CIA missile attack last week.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
The Associated Press: Pakistani Taliban deputy calls to show he's alive