You have commented 338 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
India-Pakistan
Police arrests militant for alleged involvement in killing of Shiite cleric
2006-07-20
(KUNA) -- Police has arrested a militant of an outlawed extremist outfit for his alleged involvement in the killing of a Shiite cleric in Southern Karachi port city, said police Wednesday. Arshaad Khan, member of Al-Qaeda linked Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) extremist group, was arrested in a raid conducted on Tuesday night in Hyderabad city, about 150 kilometers from Karachi, a police source told KUNA.

Allama Hassan Turabi, his nephew Ali Raza and a child were killed last week when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside the clerics house. Three people were also critically wounded. The killing sparked violent protests in the city. Dozens of buses, two banks and a foreign food chain restaurant were set on ablaze by angry Shiite mourners.
Posted by:Fred

00:00