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| India-Pakistan |
| Pakistani police, FBI detain more in bombing investigation |
| 2002-06-27 |
| Pakistani police and FBI agents detained eight people, including three Palestinians and two Sudanese, as part of the investigation into the deadly bombings at the U.S. Consulate and a hotel in southern Pakistan. The detainees were the latest foreigners apprehended in connection with the attacks, which officials suspect were the work of Islamic militants possibly aided by al-Qaida. Seems like a logical guess, since they've claimed credit... In the first raid Wednesday, police and the FBI late in the afternoon rushed a group of men who had gathered in the parking lot at Karachi's airport. Police detained two Sudanese nationals, one Palestinian and two Pakistanis and seized seven satellite telephones, a police official said. One of the group was calling on a satellite telephone during the raid. It was unclear if the group had just arrived at the airport, was planning to leave, or was using the open space of the parking lot for a clear phone signal. "Hello? Mahmoud? Hey, this is Abu Salaam. We just got in from Khartoum, buddy. Thought you were gonna have somebody here to help us with these arms and ammunition?" Several hours later, police raided a house in the All Fallah district about a half-mile from the airport and detained two more Palestinians and one Pakistani, police said. Three more satellite phones, two mobile phones, two laptop computers and several computer discs were seized. The suspects were taken to an undisclosed place for questioning. "Abu? Abu? There's something wrong with your signal. Your voice sounds all funny... Oh. Hello, officer! Heh heh." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |