Baitullah Mehsud Claims the responsibility of Manawa Attack

PESHAWAR: The head of Pakistani Local Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, on Tuesday took responsibility for an attack on Manawa police academy in Lahore.

"Yes, we have carried out this attack. I will give details later," Baitullah Mehsud, an al Qaeda-linked leader based in Waziristan tribal region told to foreign news agency by telephone.

On Monday, Interior Advisor Mr. Rehman Malik in a press conference point out the involvement of Baitullah Mehsud in Manawan attack.