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Pak Taliban's Futile Effort to Shoot Down Plane
Pakistani Taliban Say Aircraft was UAV; Video Appears to Show Manned Plane
12/03/2008 11:32 AM ET
AfPax Insider exclusive photo gallery and video

Updated post with video of shootdown attempt and Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud

Stay tuned for details of this episode, which occurred November 29 in Pakistan's Orakzai Agency as Hakimullah Mehsud, a top deputy of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, prepared to brief Pakistani journalists on the Taliban's efforts.

AfPax Insider obtained several videos of the incident.

Freeze frame images from the videos are below.

AfPax Insider is the soon-to-launch sister site of IraqSlogger, which is showcasing AfPax Insider exclusives prior to formal launch of the AfPak-focused information service.



Pakistani Taliban deputy commander Hakimullah Mehsud (left) speaking just after his gunmen tried to shoot down an unidentified aircraft overhead.
Pakistani Taliban deputy commander Hakimullah Mehsud (left) speaking just after his gunmen tried to shoot down an unidentified aircraft overhead.

Here's the video clip:

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