Shown speaking to the media in this file photo, Baitullah Mehsud, who led a violent campaign of suicide attacks and assassinations against the Pakistani government, has been killed in a U.S. missile strike, according to Kafayat Ullah, a Taliban commander and aide to Mehsud.

First published in the August 08, 2009, 1:34 a.m. edition

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