Pakistan militants behead man accused of being U.S. spy
Pastor Dale Morgan
Wednesday May 2, 9:48 PM Reuters
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Pakistan militants behead man accused of being U.S. spy*
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suspected pro-Taliban militants beheaded a man
near the Afghan border after accusing him of being a U.S. informer, a
Pakistani intelligence official said on Wednesday.
Militants in North and South Waziristan have killed dozens of people
they accused of being Pakistani government supporters or spies for U.S.
forces fighting in neighbouring Afghanistan.
The body of the beheaded man was found in Gurwag village, 60 km (40
miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in the North Waziristan region,
which is a hotbed of Islamist support.
A note pinned to the body accused the man of spying for the U.S. forces
fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, said the official, who
declined to be identified.
The killing came less than a week after three suspected Islamist
militants were killed in an explosion in Saidgai village near Miranshah
that officials in the region said was caused by a missile fired from a
U.S. drone.
The Pakistani military said the militants were killed when explosives
they were using to make bombs went off accidentally.
Many Taliban militants and foreign al Qaeda members fled into Pakistan's
semi-autonomous tribal regions after U.S.-led forces ousted the radical
Taliban regime in Afghanistan in 2001.