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| Pakistan Taliban claim UN attack | Pakistan Taliban claim UN attack |
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| The Pakistani Taliban have said they launched Monday's attack on the UN World Food Programme offices in the capital Islamabad, killing five people. | The Pakistani Taliban have said they launched Monday's attack on the UN World Food Programme offices in the capital Islamabad, killing five people. |
| A Taliban spokesman said the international agency had been targeted because its work was "not in the interest of Muslims". | A Taliban spokesman said the international agency had been targeted because its work was "not in the interest of Muslims". |
| A suicide bomber dressed in military uniform blew himself up in the office. | A suicide bomber dressed in military uniform blew himself up in the office. |
| The Taliban had promised revenge for the killing of their leader Baitullah Mehsud in a US drone strike in August. | The Taliban had promised revenge for the killing of their leader Baitullah Mehsud in a US drone strike in August. |
| The Taliban spokesman who called himself Azam Tariq said that the UN and foreign aid agencies were "infidels" promoting an American agenda. | |
| The group has been behind a series of recent attacks. | The group has been behind a series of recent attacks. |
| Last week, at least 16 people died in two suicide car bomb attacks in north-western Pakistan. | Last week, at least 16 people died in two suicide car bomb attacks in north-western Pakistan. |
| Interior Minister Rehman Malik said an investigation had been launched into how security officials allowed the bomber, who was wearing a uniform of the paramilitary Frontier Corps, to enter the WFP offices. | Interior Minister Rehman Malik said an investigation had been launched into how security officials allowed the bomber, who was wearing a uniform of the paramilitary Frontier Corps, to enter the WFP offices. |
| The attack came as Britain's defence and home ministers visited Islamabad for talks with Pakistani officials on the role Pakistan plays in combating terror. | The attack came as Britain's defence and home ministers visited Islamabad for talks with Pakistani officials on the role Pakistan plays in combating terror. |