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Attackers kill Pakistani intelligence official
Gunmen killed a Pakistani intelligence official Tuesday in a border area near Afghanistan. Sher Nawaz Khan was killed by at least two attackers as he rode a motorbike to work in the border town of Wana, 180 miles south of Peshawar, the officials said. Somehow the image of a middle aged political functionary riding to work on a vespa, doesnt fill me with fear. The article doesnt mention if its a "shiny new" motorbike, and if he had wads of american dollar bills hanging out of his pants. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The gunmen followed Khan in a car then shot him repeatedly after knocking him off the motorbike, officials said. Khan was an official with InterServices Intelligence agency. "was" being the operative word here. In June, a group of al-Qaida suspects opened fire on Pakistani troops in nearby Azam Warsak, starting a gunbattle that killed 10 Pakistani soldiers. Two al-Qaida suspects also died, one was captured and dozens escaped. Let me see if I get this straight, Al-qaida has decided to start fighting the Pakistanis? First rule when you find yourself in a hole, is to stop digging. Apparently, thats just more of my peculiar western thinking at work again. Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-03-04 |
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