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Taliban Chief Claims Lahore Attack, Vows to Hit US

Mehsud vows he will attack again in Pakistan and US

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(Newser) – The head of the Pakistani Taliban and the man accused of masterminding the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has claimed responsibility for yesterday's commando assault on the Lahore police academy and has threatened more attacks, the Times of London reports. Baitullah Mehsud personally called Western news agencies to take credit for the attack instead of issuing a statement through a subordinate.

Mehsud said the killings were revenge for American drone attacks targeting militant leaders. Analysts say his increasing boldness derives from his growing power as leader of an expanding network of militant groups that can strike within Pakistan's major cities. Of the $5 million bounty the US placed on his head last week, Mehsud said, "The maximum they can do is martyr me. We will exact our revenge on them from inside America."

Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, left with cap, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area South Waziristan along the Afghan border, Saturday, May 24, 2008.
Pakistan's top Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, left with cap, talks to the media in Kotkai, a village in the Pakistani tribal area South Waziristan along the Afghan border, Saturday, May 24, 2008.   (AP Photo)
A group of gunmen attacked a police academy and rampaged through it for hours Monday, throwing grenades, seizing hostages and killing at least 11 officers.
A group of gunmen attacked a police academy and rampaged through it for hours Monday, throwing grenades, seizing hostages and killing at least 11 officers.   (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Hostage police officers are checked as they are freed by their colleagues inside the compound of a police training school on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009.
Hostage police officers are checked as they are freed by their colleagues inside the compound of a police training school on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Troops of Pakistan's paramilitary force rush to a police training school on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009.
Troops of Pakistan's paramilitary force rush to a police training school on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
A group of gunmen attacked a police academy and rampaged through it for hours Monday, throwing grenades, seizing hostages and killing at least 11 officers.
A group of gunmen attacked a police academy and rampaged through it for hours Monday, throwing grenades, seizing hostages and killing at least 11 officers.   (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Pakistani police forces react after the recapture of a police training school from gunmen on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009.
Pakistani police forces react after the recapture of a police training school from gunmen on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 30, 2009.   (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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