Three men were executed in public by Pakistani Taliban militants in the restive South Waziristan tribal region on Saturday for allegedly killing a teenager. The region's Assistant Political Agent, Yayha Wazir, confirmed the incident to state-run APP news agency.
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The Taliban executed the three men by shooting them in public at Makeen Ada. They were "punished" for allegedly killing 15-year-old Intezar Mehsud. The three - Janan Mehsud, Farooq Wazir and an Afghan national - had allegedly murdered Intezar, a member of the Bandkhel tribe, after snatching Rs 60,000 from him.
The local Taliban "arrested" the three men and decided to execute them in public after conducting a probe into Intezar's murder. |