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| Militants free accomplices from Karachi court |
| 2010-06-20 |
| [Dawn] One policeman was killed in Karachi on Saturday when unknown gunmen opened fire near the City Courts. The gunmen opened fire at a group of policemen who were escorting a number of prisoners to the courts and threw a hang grenade amid the crowd. One policeman was killed as a result of the attack and four prisoners were able to flee along with the gunmen. Security officials followed one of the gunmen, who fled to nearby Jodia Bazaar and killed himself. One hand grenade was recovered from his possession, while search teams have been sent to other areas to locate the remaining gunmen. The four escaped prisoners were identified as Murad, Wazir, Miskeen and Murtaza, and were brought to the courts of the judicial magistrate south. Two people were also injured as a result of the attack and have been shifted to Civil Hospital, officials told DawnNews. DIG South Iqbal Mahmood later released the sketches of the escaped accused and the police also managed to seize cell phones and MM pistols of the attackers. Mehmood said the militants were associated with an outlawed militant organisation, Jundallah. Jundallah is accused of carrying out a number of terrorist attacks in the country including a recent attack on a procession earlier this year in Karachi, killing 76 people. It was reported that the escaped prisoners were speaking on a cell phone before appearing in court. The Karachi Bar Association urged the CCPO Karachi, the home minister and IG Sindh to tender their resignation and lawyers announced that they would boycott the city courts until proper security measures were put in place. |
| Posted by:Fred |