Militants kill ‘US spy' in Pakistan tribal area

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan - Islamic militants shot dead a shopkeeper in a Pakistani tribal region, accusing him of spying for US forces across the border in Afghanistan, an official said on Thursday.

The bullet-riddled body of the tribesman, who ran a grocery store in a town near the Afghan border, was dumped in Miranshah, the main city in the Taliban and Al-Qaeda heartland of North Waziristan district.
"This man has met his fate because he was spying for the American and Afghan forces and giving them help," a note left on the body said.
"Whoever helps American forces will meet the same fate."
The victim, who was in his 20s, was picked up at a bus stop last week just outside Miranshah, residents said.
Militants have killed several tribesmen in recent months, accusing them of spying for the US-led coalition forces across the border.
The rugged tribal region is a known hub of Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants who are accused by US and Afghan governments of using the area to launch cross border attacks on international coalition troops deployed in Afghanistan.