Suicide attacks in Pakistan kill 80

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for suicide attacks on a military training facility in Pakistan’s northwest. The Taliban claimed the attacks were in relation to the death of Osama bin Laden.

The dual suicide bombings killed at least 80 people, nearly all of them military recruits who had just completed their training, said Bashir Ahmad Bilour, a senior provincial minister. About 140 others were injured.

"Pakistani and the U.S. forces should be ready for more attacks," said Ihsan Ullah Ihsan, a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, who accused the Pakistani military of telling the United States where bin Laden was.

"Osama was our great leader and the killers of Osama will have to pay its price."

The military recruits had just completed a nine month training course.

This was the first in what is sure to be a series of attacks by the Taliban to avenge the death of Osama bin Laden.