Mehsud makes appearance: report

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Press Trust of India Posted: Oct 05, 2008 at 0038 hrs IST

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islamabad: : Amid conflicting reports about his death following prolonged illness, Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud made an appearance in a remote village in the country's restive tribal region, witnesses have claimed. The militant commander was accorded a "warm welcome" by people of his Mehsud tribe when he appeared in Saam village in South Waziristan tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the witnesses were quoted as saying by the media here. Pakistani and international media had earlier reported that Mehsud, who suffered from diabetes and hypertension, had died on Tuesday after lapsing into a coma. But Pakistani Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar and Mehsud's family had denied the reports of his death. Tribesmen and Taliban fighters reportedly fired rocket launchers and automatic weapons when Mehsud appeared in Saam and was presented with a traditional turban.

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