Suicide attacks in Pakistan kill 80; Taliban claim bin Laden revenge

Pakistan military training post attacked

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• NEW: An opposition figure calls on Pakistan government to refuse U.S. aid
• The attacks are in retaliation for the death of bin Laden, Pakistani Taliban say
• The recruits had just completed a nine-month training program

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Friday for suicide attacks on a military training facility in the nation's northwest, saying they were carried out in retaliation for the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.

The twin suicide bombings killed at least 80 people, nearly all of them military recruits who had just completed their training, said Bashir Ahmad Bilour, a senior provincial minister. About 140 others were wounded.