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| India-Pakistan |
| Manzoor Ahmed Ganai is no longer with us. Hurrah! |
| 2002-06-03 |
| Indian border guards yesterday shot dead top Islamic militant Manzoor Ahmed Ganai in Indian-administered Kashmir. Ganai, aka Rafiq, was the deputy chief commander of the pro-Pakistan Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen group. There was a bounty of 200,000 rupees ($A7,400) on his head. The Indian guards killed Ganai in an encounter near Nowgam, on the outskirts of Srinagar, after being tipped off that he would be visiting the area. The BSF spokesman said Ganai was gunned down after he tried to drive past the security cordon on his motorcycle, not heeding calls to stop. Ganai was involved in the killing of two leaders of a religious group, Ahl-e-Hadees in Srinagar. He had been active in Indian Kashmir since 1994 and was part of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group for a brief time. He later joined the Tehreek in 1998. G'bye, Mansour. Give our regards to the 72 flat-chested 12-year-olds. Thanks to Paul for the article. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |