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Suicide attack at Islamabad mosque foiled; bomber gunned down
[Dawn] A major terrorism attempt was foiled Friday afternoon when a jacket wallah was bumped off at a Shia mosque in the federal capital Islamabad.According to initial reports, the suspected bomber was trying to enter the Imambargah in Bara Kahu a village on the northeastern outskirts of Islamabad, when he was stopped by security guards. "A suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad in Bhara Kahu area but could not explode himself due to timely interception by a private security guard," police officer Nasir Mehmood told news agency AFP. "The guard opened fire on the bomber as he entered the mosque and killed him. He could not explode his jacket." Another police official, Majeed-ur-Rehman, said a guard was killed in an exchange of fire with the bomber before he was rubbed out. Another police official confirmed the death. TV channels showed the body of the bomber lying in the main prayer hall of the mosque. Two cables going up from his left arm could also be seen. Senior Superintendent of Police Operation Dr Rizwan told a TV channel that the mosque was later sealed off by police personnel and that the bomb disposal squad was called in to clear the area of any explosives. Posted by: Fred 2013-08-10 |
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