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Police Surround Suspected al-Qaida Lair
Should have gotten the upgrade to "secret lair".Police raided a suspected al-Qaida hideout in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday night, killing one suspect in a gunbattle, police said. Hope it was painful. Officers went to the home in the city of Peshawar after informants told them that al-Qaida suspects were in the residence, said a police official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official did not provide further details about the suspects. "I can say no more." After surrounding the two-story house and firing tear gas, police entered the first floor, shooting a man who tried to throw a grenade at police, the official said. They really donât have much luck with grenades, do they? The gunfire stopped, and soon after midnight police searched the second floor but found no one. There was no indication of the nationality of the one dead man. Intelligence agents were also participating in the raid. The home was rented by a Pakistani man, Abdul Hadi, who runs a non-governmental organization, said a neighbor, Adnan Khan. He said he did not know anything more about the group. Those damm NGOs, canât trust them. Posted by: Steve 2003-08-14 |
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