Counterterrorism Research Library Pakistan Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) Spokesman Claims Responsibility for Mardan Attack, Discusses Raymond Davis Detention
Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) Spokesman Claims Responsibility for Mardan Attack, Discusses Raymond Davis Detention
Written by Administrator Sunday, 13 February 2011 22:09
In a February 10, 2011 audio interview, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a Pakistani army base in Mardan that killed 32 recruits: "We claim responsibility for that. In fact, it was [carried out] by one of our friends in the army." He added, “We planned this suicide attack for him... The objective was that people here are trained for Western beliefs and secularism." Asked for his reaction if “Raymond Davis is handed over to the U.S.”, Ishan responded, “this will only reveal what we have been saying. Leaders of Pakistan are prideless and have already sold Pakistan to America. This step would only reveal the true face of the leaders to its nation.”
