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| Roadside blast kills two cops in Peshawar |
| 2009-07-03 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] Two cops were killed and a police officer and two passers-by sustained injuries when a patrolling car of the Agha Mir Jani police station was blown up with a remote-controlled device in Berri Bagh locality here on Thursday. A full-fledged clean-up operation is likely to be launched in the southern belt of the provincial capital where militants are gaining strength and have become a constant threat to the peace of the city. The cops were on a routine patrol in a private car when terrorists targeted the vehicle with a roadside bomb, killing the driver, Shafqat Jan, on the spot. Sub-inspector and head of the patrolling party Nusrat Khan, Constable Alamzeb and two passers-by were wounded. The injured were shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH), where Alamzeb succumbed to his injuries. The policemen had just offered the funeral prayers of Shafqat when they were told about the death of Alamzeb. Later, Alamzeb's funeral prayers were offered at the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines. Belonging to the Chamkani village, Alamzeb joined the police force only two years back, while Shafqat of Surezai village was recruited in 2000. The attack is the fifth on police vehicles in the jurisdiction of the Agha Mir Jani police station during the past six months. It was learnt that around 65 suspects had been rounded up in the area and parts of Mashogagar, Badaber and other localities after attacks on police in the last few days. |
| Posted by:Fred |