MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Nov 7 (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban have elected Mullah Fazlullah, a ruthless commander from the Swat Valley, as their new leader following the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a U.S. drone strike last week, a Taliban spokesman said.
"Fazlullah is the new TTP (Pakistani Taliban) chief," he said. "The decision was taken at a shura meeting today." (Reporting by Haji Mujtaba Writing by; Maria Golovnina; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
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