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| Police interrogate 10 over Lahore suicide attacks |
| 2008-03-06 |
| Investigators interrogated 10 people on Wednesday in connection with the suicide attack on the Navy War College here, which resulted in the deaths of six people. Deputy Inspector General of Police (Investigation) Tassaduq Hussain, who is heading the city police investigation team, told Daily Times that the police were following some leads and would soon resolve the case. He said the heads of the two suspected bombers were recovered from the blast site and investigators would carry out DNA tests to try and establish their identity. Undamaged: He said the skull of one of the suicide attackers was recovered undamaged. The body parts, especially the fingerprints, had been sent to NADRA for identification, he added. Police said two bombers rode on a motorcycle to the gate of the parking lot at the Pakistan Navy War College in Lahore. The passenger dismounted and destroyed the gate, allowing his accomplice to ride inside and blow himself up. Parts of a locally manufactured motorcycle, believed to have been used by the attackers, its chassis and engine numbers have been recovered and police would try to find who owned it, Hussain said. He said the bike had not been reported stolen. However, he said the bike was sold to different people against open letters and was registered to one Abdul Rehman of Shahdara. Hussain said police had arrested Rehman’s two brothers — Abdul Salam and Attique — who said they had sold it to a motorcycle mechanic, Ijaz, some years ago. Police arrested him too, but he said the bike had been sold to one Muhammad Ali of Sanda, who was also arrested by police. He said sketches of the bombersrs’ faces would be shown to the arrested men in case they were aware of their (bombers’) identity. DIG Tassaduq Hussain also said that the first suicide bomber was wearing a jacket carrying three kilogrammes of explosive material, while the second suicide bomber was carrying 10-15 kilogrammes. Investigation teams: Hussain said a special Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team from Islamabad, headed by Major Shafaqat, had reached Lahore on Wednesday. He said the FIA has better investigation equipment than the police. CIA DSP Amjad Qureshi is also in the investigation team, he added. However, sources told Daily Times that Military Intelligence has taken over the investigation and are not allowing the police to interfere in the matter. |
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