Two killed by Taliban for spying for US

Islamabad: Police in northern Pakistan say they have found the bodies of two men killed by purported Taliban militants for allegedly spying for the United States.

Tribal police official Abdul Qayyum Khan said that the men, brothers aged 25 and 30, were found shot to death early Monday with notes pinned to their bodies accusing them of passing on information in exchange for money.

Khan said the two had been abducted one week ago as they attempted to flee with their families.

Notes found on their bodies warned others they would meet with the same fate if they helped the Americans, who have launched a series of missile strikes against suspected Taliban targets in Pakistan's lawless tribal regions along the border with Afghanistan.