More than 70 killed in Taliban attacks on Pakistani mosques
PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber killed 67 people on Friday at a mosque frequented by tribal elders opposed to the Pakistani Taliban. Hours later, three people died in a grenade attack on another mosque associated with anti-Taliban militia. The strikes in northwest Pakistan were a reminder of the potency of the Taliban and their al-Qaida allies along the Afghan border despite U.S.-backed army offensives. The Obama administration believes success against insurgents there is key to its hopes of winning the war in Afghanistan. The Pakistani army has supported the creation of militias to fight the Taliban, who are unpopular in…
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