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Who killed Baitullah Mehsud?
Pakistani security officials initially announced that Baitullah Mehsud and his wife were killed on 5 August 2009 in a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency drone attack in South Waziristan.
Was Baitullah Mehsude confirmed dead after the drone attack in South Waziristan?
Pakistani security officials initially announced that Baitullah Mehsud and his wife were killed on 5 August 2009 in a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency drone attack in South Waziristan.

Question: What else was important about his death?
Self-contained rewrite: What else was important about Baitullah Mehsud's death other than officials confirming it?