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'Baitullah Mehsud tried to kill Shujaat'
Militant leader Baitullah Mehsud recently dispatched suicide bombers to attack Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President Shujaat Hussain, former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi told Daily Times on Wednesday.In September, Hussain was en route to Murree when the Punjab government received information that three suicide bombers were sent to target him, said Elahi. We were luckily able to intercept him before he reached Murree and told him that he needed to head back to Islamabad immediately, he added. Lal Masjid repercussions: Elahi said it took federal authorities almost a month to apprehend the would-be suicide bombers, an Uzbek among them. He said he believed his family was being targeted because of anger over the Lal Masjid episode in Islamabad last July. Anybody who had any direct or indirect involvement in the Lal Masjid issue remains under threat, he said. He said the federal government had ordered the Lal Masjid operation as a last resort after exhausting all other avenues. Elahi said the threat from terrorists would not deter him from barnstorming across the Punjab. Our security will remain vigilant, after that what can one do? he said. He said Benazir had been placed under house arrest in Lahore because of a fear of suicide attacks. We definitely did not want to be blamed if something unfortunate had happened, he added. Posted by: Fred 2007-11-29 |
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