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Finger found at GPO blast site doesn't match records
 The team investigating the January 10 suicide attack at GPO Chowk on The Mall has found more clues leading to the bombers identity, sources told Daily Times on Wednesday.Sources said the team had found a finger, which they suspected was of the bomber. They said the team tried to match the fingerprints with those kept with the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), but failed to find a match. Sources said the finger was then given to foreign investigators who sent it abroad to match with the prints of prisoners released from American custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Identifying him will definitely help investigators trace the suspects trail and maybe even net others, sources added. Sources said the team had also managed to find a charred leg, which they suspect belonged to the bomber. The leg will help investigators make a cast of the bombers footprint, which can be important in investigations, they said. Sources said that in light of intelligence reports, security forces were raiding locations in Shorkot, Sargodha, Bhakkar and Mianwali to catch people who might be involved in the attack. Investigators are keeping an eye on markets and collecting information on people dealing with chemicals and ball bearings. They want to talk to people who recently bought ball bearings in bulk, sources added. Separately, a special team arrested five militants from Sargodha on Monday. These militants were involved in the suicide attack on a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) bus and on the Police Lines in Sargodha in November last year. The militants have been identified as Umar Farooq alias Hassnain, Muavia alias Abdullah, Muhammad Abrar alias Sikandar, Muhammad Asghar Qadri and Khalid Usmani. Law enforcement personnel also seized a large quantity of explosives including 29 kilos of gunpowder, electric detonators, small balls made of steel and wireless remote controls. Posted by: Fred 2008-01-17 |
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