KARACHI: The FBI has acquired the medico legal records and postmortem reports of the four bodies of the victims of the March 2 bomb blast at the US Consulate, Daily Times learnt on Monday. Members of the FBI team discussed the postmortem details with two local doctors, who are the medico legal officers in the case. While only the upper half of US diplomat David Foy's body was retrieved from the scene of the crime and has one arm missing, the postmortem has yielded some results. Foy's left foot has been discovered also. Foy's remains were flown home where it is believed that a second postmortem will be conducted.The FBI made an unexpected discovery, however, from the parts of Foy's body that were retrieved. According to the local postmortem, they were embedded with small wires. Only Foy's body bears this evidence. These wires are normally found in car tires but this has yet to be confirmed.
The FBI also discussed the remains of the suicide bomber. It is believed that his scalp was found in two parts with both ears attached. However, as the measurements of the two ears differ by 0.5 cm the doctors have yet to confirm that they belonged to one person. The parts of the suicide bomber's body are not in a condition that makes it easy for them to be identified. The prints of one finger, which the police believe belonged to the attacker, have been badly damaged which is why NADRA faces an uphill task identifying it. The finger is being forensically treated so that prints can be lifted. "We are 100 percent sure that the finger belongs to the attacker but up till now we have not been able to ascertain whether it belonged to his left or right hand," said CCPO Niaz Siddiqui while talking to Daily Times on Monday. "But we are waiting for NADRA's final report but it did admit that lifting the prints was proving difficult."
Almost all parts of the driver Iftikhar Ahmed's body have been recovered and identified except for his head. Rangers sepoy Zafar's body has been the least affected by the blast but has been burnt more than the others.
Sources said that the CC camera footage has revealed that a white Toyota Corolla, the same at the attacker's car, was also reportedly part of the operation. This second car was traveling in front of Foy's vehicle before it turned into the Marriott road. However, it slowed down deliberately, thereby forcing Iftikhar to slow down also, which apparently gave the suicide bomber enough time to put his car in reverse and remain ready for the diplomat's vehicle.