Taliban film shows leader is dead

The Taliban in Pakistan have released a video confirming that their former leader Baitullah Mehsud is dead.

A video received by the BBC shows the body of the former head of Pakistan's largest Taliban group lying in a room. It is not clear where it was taken.

Mr Mehsud was killed on 6 August in the tribal region of South Waziristan in a missile attack by a suspected US drone.

The video came as officials said at least six people had been killed in a fresh drone attack in North Waziristan.

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The strike was the third such attack in the past 24 hours against al-Qaida and Taliban targets near the Afghan border, intelligence officials said.

Two missile attacks on Tuesday, one in South Waziristan and one in North Waziristan, left at least nine suspected militants dead.