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| Attacker questioned, probe underway |
| 2003-03-01 |
| Police in Karachi yesterday declined to confirm the identity of the person who attacked and killed policemen near the U.S. consulate in Karachi. However, some officials said that the attacker spoke Pashtu and Dari languages and claimed that he was an Afghan. A senior police official, Fayyaz Leghari, said it was too early to say whether he had any accomplices at the scene for backup. Yesterday's story referred to "gunmen"... "Such men use many names and different identities. At this stage it would be premature to say anything," he said. "Our investigations are on. Once they are complete we would give all the details," police said. "Sometimes it's been so long since they used their real names, they're not sure who the hell they are themselves..." The assailant, brandishing a pistol, snatched the submachine gun from a police official, Alam Zeb, inside the park, located just across the road to the consulate. When Zeb tried to resist, the attacker fired a shot critically wounding him, said Tariq Jameel, a deputy inspector general of police. Then he sped toward the consulate and opened indiscriminate fire at policemen sitting inside the post, which protects the narrow lane adjacent to the consulate. Two sub-inspectors were killed instantly, while four other policemen, a Rangers' personnel and a civilian were wounded. "When the attacker exhausted his ammunition, he tried to escape, but was caught by a unit of Rangers. He is still in their custody," said Jameel. Sounds like a spur of the moment thing to me... Zeb, the policeman from whom the assailant snatched the weapon, described him as a bulky man clad in trousers and shirt. Fayyaz Leghari, another senior police official, said he sported a mustache, but seemed that he shaved his beard recently. The attacker was in the custody of the paramilitary Rangers, but was interrogated by a joint team of interrogators, an official said on the condition of anonymity. "Owww! Ow! Ow!" "My turn to interrogate him!" "Ow! Put those down!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Paramilitary Rangers? Who are they? |
| Posted by: raptor 2003-03-02 07:21:23 |
| #1 some officials said that the attacker spoke Pashtu and Dari Gosh, whoda thunk that? |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-03-01 09:08:24 |