By Xinhua,
Islamabad : A pro-Taliban military group in Pakistan on Monday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan, which killed 13 people including four soldiers, a private TV channel reported.
Pakistan’s Geo TV said Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or Taliban Movement of Pakistan, was responsible for the the suicide attack.
The TV channel quoted TTP spokesperson Moulvi Umar as saying that the attack was revenge of the “U.S. aggression” in Damadola.
Some missiles were fired from a drone and hit Damadola area in northwest Pakistan’s tribal region last Wednesday, killing 12 people. There has been no official comment on this missile fire.
The tribal areas in Pakistan bordering Afghanistan have seen several missile attacks launched by drones. Such attacks are usually blamed on the United States-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces, who have been fighting Taliban in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani government has been negotiating with local Taliban militants in northwestern area. The two sides had held swap of prisoners and were likely to ink a peace agreement in near future.