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Afghanistan/South Asia
3 held for attempt on Aziz's life
2005-01-18
ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi Police on Tuesday arrested three people involved in the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz near Jaffer Mor in Fatehjang tehsil on July 30, 2004 . The accused, Muhammad Nisar, Abdul Manum and Abdul Basit, are brothers and were arrested from Awanpura in Fatehjang. They are active members of Jaish e-Muhammad and Jamatul Furqan.
Mother must be so proud!
Chaudhry Iftikhar Ahmed, the deputy inspector general of Rawalpindi division, told reporters that the accused visited Afghanistan frequently and took part in the attacks on US-led forces there. He said 19 people belonging to several banned outfits had been involved in the plot to assassinate Shaukat Aziz. Out of the 19, two, Amjad Farooqi and Muhammad Zeeshan, had been killed, three had been arrested and the remaining 14 would be arrested soon, he added.
Posted by:Fred

#1  crap - I figured it was a hush attempt on Tariq Aziz....
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-18 9:07:51 PM  

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