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Tactical Implications of the Peshawar Attack

May 20, 2011 | 17:31 GMT

THOMSON REUTERS

Summary

An improvised explosive device attack against a U.S. government motorcade May 20 in Peshawar, Pakistan, killed one Pakistani and injured 10 others. When viewed in connection with the May 16 assassination of a Saudi intelligence officer in Karachi, the attack may signal that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has renewed its campaign to target foreign intelligence officers inside Pakistan.

An attack on a U.S. government motorcade may signal renewed efforts by the Pakistani Taliban to target foreign intelligence officers inside Pakistan....

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