Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a foiled plot to assassinate a high-profile television journalist by planting a bomb on his car. Hamid Mir, a senior anchor on Geo TV's prime time programming, escaped the attempt on his life Monday when the bomb was found attached to the back of his car and disabled before it could cause any harm. Read more: Who are the Pakistani Taliban? "We will continue targeting journalists who propagate a secular agenda and side with the government," Ihsanullah Ihsan, a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, said by telephone Tuesday.
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NEW: The Pakistani Taliban say they planted the bomb
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A bag containing explosives is found attached to Hamid Mir's car
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He is an anchor on the television station Geo TV's prime time broadcast
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"I will not stop telling the truth," Mir says following the attempt
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