ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban have threatened, in a video released on Saturday, to use suicide bombers and snipers to kill former president Pervez Musharraf when he returns home from exile.
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In a video obtained by Reuters, Adnan Rasheed, who took part in a previous attempt to assassinate Musharraf, said: “The mujahideen of Islam have prepared a special squad to send Musharraf to hell. There are suicide bombers, snipers, a special assault unit and a close combat team.”
Musharraf angered the Taliban and other groups by joining the US war on terror following the September 11 attacks and later launching a major crackdown on militancy in Pakistan.
He is due to return home on Sunday from Dubai, after nearly four years of self-imposed exile, in time to take part in parliamentary elections on May 11.
