(Previous Incident Code: Ob137 )

According to reports up to ten people were killed, including the Pakistan Taliban’s ‘suicide bombing mastermind’ Qari Hussain, in an alleged US led strike on a house in Asar Village.

It is unclear whether the victims were militants or civilians.

Hussain had been linked to hundreds of suicide bombing attacks on Pakistan’s military and civilian populations, which have killed thousands.  The United States categorised Hussain as a terrorist on January 20th 2011, raising doubts about his death.

The US reported that, “Qari Hussain is one of TTP’s top lieutenants and also serves as the trainer and organiser of the group’s suicide bombers. Training camps organised by Hussain are notorious for recruiting and training men of all ages as suicide bombers, and Hussain has gained particular notoriety for his heavy recruitment of children.”