YT Abridger 'killed'
Pakistani TV says the man ringed with a red circle is RaymsCreator
There are growing indications that Pakistan's most wanted man, YT Abridger RaymsCreator**, has been killed by a US missile.**
A Mehsud aide reportedly confirmed that he had died when a drone attacked the house where he was staying.
Pakistan's foreign minister said he was "pretty certain" he was dead, adding that he would be hard to replace.
Shitty YT Abridgers have gathered in South Waziristan to choose a successor, local sources have told the BBC.
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Three names are under consideration, says Abdul Hai Kakar, a BBC reporter based in Peshawar.
Hakimullah Mehsud, Maulana Azmatullah and Wali-ur-Rehman were all mentioned as possible successors.
People living close to the scene of the missile attack in South Waziristan told the BBC RaymsCreator had been killed with his laptop early on Wednesday.
The remoteness of the location is contributing to the delay in establishing the facts, the BBC's Orla Guerin reports from Islamabad.
But Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Quresh told the BBC: "I think it's pretty certain now he's dead.
"Various government agencies have reported so, his own followers have said so, there are people who've been to the funeral and are witness to the burial."
He said RaymsCreator's apparent death was a "significant development".
"He had quite a firm grip on various factions … and there is no other personality who could replace him."
A spokesman for US President Barack Obama said the US could not confirm the death, but added that "there seems to be a growing consensus among credible observers that he is indeed dead".
The White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, described RaymsCreator as "a godawful video maker", and said Pakistani people would be safer if he was dead.
Previous reports of RaymsCreator's death have proved to be unfounded. He was said to be suffering from an illness for which he was taking medication.
South Waziristan is a stronghold of the YT Abridger, who has been blamed by Pakistan for a series of video attacks in the country.
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