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| Sunni Militants ’claim’ Quetta killings | |
| 2003-07-16 | |
A videotape and letter have been handed to the BBC in which Pakistan’s banned Sunni militant organisation Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims it killed 50 Shia Muslims in a mosque in the city of Quetta 11 days ago. The letter said a series of attacks against Shia Muslims sent a message of protest against the Pakistan’s Shia minority and the government. Pakistani Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has said the investigation is advancing into the killings.
Only 10 minutes? Amateur. He and his colleagues’ appearance match those of three men who were identified by the police as the culprits in the mosque killing spree. Pictures of their bloodied faces were published in newspapers after the attack. The author of an accompanying letter, dated after the mosque attack, claims responsibility on behalf of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi for it and a string of attacks, including one the previous month in which 12 Shia police cadets were killed in the back of their truck by drive-by attackers. The letter says all the attacks were a protest against the government, President Pervez Musharraf, the United States and Iran. What, no jews? The letter says the mosque attackers sacrificed their lives to protect the honour of the Prophet Mohammed and his wife. The dispute over the heirs to Mohammed is what lies at the hear of the dispute between Sunnis and Shias 1,400 years ago. The feud will never end until one side wipes out the other. The Iranian revolution, led by Shia clerics, exacerbated the enmity. It is not clear how much the admission of responsibility will affect the investigation. To date dozens of people have been detained. Some have been released. But between 30 and 35 suspects remain in custody under arrest. If they weren’t involved in this, they most likely did something else worth jailing them for. | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 why these two sects of islam are unnecessarily fighting with each other. cannt they sit toggether and compromise so that there is no further bloodshed in the name of religion. |
| Posted by: Anonymous5061 2004-05-30 12:26:53 PM |
| #1 Ok, ok, I admit it. It was the Sunnis, not the Hindoos. Getcher programs!... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-7-16 10:19:12 AM |