Taliban Murders Nine Mountain Climbers

(Peshawar, Pakistan)

Gunmen stormed a camp on Pakistan’s second largest mountain Sunday, killing nine foreign climbers, including a U.S. citizen, in a brazen assault that could deal a blow to the country’s efforts to jumpstart its tourism industry.

Pakistan’s Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it retribution for a suspected U.S. drone strike last month that killed Wali ur-Rehman, the second highest-ranking leader of the terrorist group.

A U.S. spokesman declined to comment.