Diplomatic and Military Affairs
Taliban claim responsibility for attack on US convoy
Updated: 2011-05-20 14:12
(Agencies)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a US consulate convoy in Peshawar on Friday that killed one Pakistani and wounded 10.
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"The diplomatic staff of all NATO countries are our targets," said Ehsanullah Ehsan, a Taliban spokesman, told Reuters via telephone from an undisclosed location.
"We will continue such attacks. Pakistan is our first target, and America is our second."
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