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| Pakistan Foils Independence Day Bomb Plot |
| 2015-08-13 |
| [ALMANAR.LB] Pak security forces said Wednesday they had foiled a plot to bomb Independence Day celebrations in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... after arresting a Taliban gang in the city. Militants had been planning to detonate a van loaded with explosives in the country's largest city during Friday's celebrations marking independence from Britannia in 1947, a statement from the military said. "In an intelligence-based operation security forces have... foiled a terrorist bid planned to sabotage 14 August celebrations in Karachi," the statement said. The military released photos showing four men detained in the operation along with the van, a cycle of violence and bomb-making equipment. |
| Posted by:Fred |