Taliban Suicide

A Taliban veteran of Guantanamo Bay killed himself with a hand grenade after he was cornered by security forces. He had become one of Pakistan's most wanted rebel leaders. Mehsud was wanted in many terrorist cases according to an Interior Ministry spokesman. He was a supporter of the al-Qaida terror network and an active Taliban commander in Pakistan. His death was a boost for Pakistani authorities under pressure from the U.S. to crack down on Taliban and al-Qaida militants fighting on both sides of the Afgan border.