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13 held hostage in bus hijack
MULTAN: A group of armed men hijacked a bus took 13 passengers hostage, police said on Friday. The nine attackers freed the driver and cleaner of the bus after seizing it on Thursday night near Fazilpur, Chaudhry Liaquat, the townâs deputy police superintendent (DSP), said. He said the bus had been on its way to Karachi when the bandits, who were wearing womenâs veils (burqas), boarded at about 9 pm. âThey took off the veils after some time and hijacked the bus at gunpoint,â he quoted the driver and cleaner as saying.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-05-24 |
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