(0)Graphic video: Taliban execute 15 Pakistani troops
Raw video released by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan of their execution of 15 Pakistani Frontier Constabulary troops in NW Pakistan. A Reuters report includes translation of one of the executioner's words:
"Twelve of our comrades were besieged and mercilessly martyred in the Khyber Agency (area)," said the militant."Our pious women were also targeted. To avenge those comrades, we will kill these men. We warn the government of Pakistan that if the killing of our friends is not halted, this will be the fate of you all."
Before death, one of the men described how dozens of Taliban fighters stormed their fort in the northwestern Tank district and kidnapped the soldiers.
"They attacked us with rockets, killed a sentry. One ran away. The Taliban entered the fort and captured us with our weapons," he said, sitting in rows with other soldiers with their arms folded and legs crossed in front of Taliban banners.
"They tied our hands, put us in a Datsun and took us away."
The video then shows the men standing quietly. Taliban chanting can be heard. "We will cross all limits to avenge your blood," it said, referring to fighters killed by Pakistani security forces.
One of the men shoves a clip into his assault rifle and fires a few rounds into the back of the heads of a few of the soldiers. "God is greatest," the Taliban yell.
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