A whole bunch of primary information from a Pakistani source here.An American national, reportedly an employee of American Consulate, Lahore fired on pillion riders, killing both, at Qurtaba Chowk, here on Thursday.
Pillon rider is a fancy way of saying the guy sitting on the back seat of a motorcycle.
According to private TV channel report, a foreigner driving a white Honda car, bearing registration number MAK-4555, fired upon pillion riders, Faizan, which he claimed, were following him with malevolent intentions. Eyewitnesses reported that the also video- taped his injured victims and while trying to flee the enraged crowd hit many others, killing one trader Abad Ur Rehman.
The firing resulted in injuring both pillion riders, out of which one has succumbed to injuries in the hospital, while the other one, whose operation is still being conducted, is reported to be in serious condition.
The foreign car driver, reported to be an American national, by the name of Raymond Davis, and an employee of the American consulate of Lahore who speaks Urdu fluently, elicited violent protest by citizens, who congregated outside Thana new Anarkali, and protested vociferously against the accident.
The police fearing a violent backlash from protestors, who blocked the road, burnt tires and demanded handing over the culprit to them, have shifted the culprit to Thana Old Anarkali.
Meanwhile the administration of Services Hospital has banned the entry of kin of victims, who were also baton charged by hospital guards when they protested against this discrimination.
The American national has defended his firing over the excuse of his life being in danger, as the pillion riders were after his life. Weapon(s) and a latest wireless set have been confiscated from him.
A Beretta 9mm and three cell phones, according to other reports.
Some eyewitnesses have reported that two youngsters had tried to rob the Americans at gunpoint, at which the Americans acting swiftly retaliated with fire, killing both pillion riders.
SP operations, Omar Saeed informed that armed persons tried to attack the Americans, who retaliated with fire killing both, while weapons have also been known to have been discovered on their bodies.
The information officer of the American Consulate has refused to comment on the issue, while sources have disclosed that the accused Davis Raymond was a former employee of the notorious CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), currently employed by another equally notorious organization, Backwater.
I think they mean Blackwater, now known as Xe.
Renowned defense Analysts like Brigadier Farooq Hameed are of the view that the ease with which the culprit indulged in video recording of the episode, belies the incident as a mere retaliation to a robbery, and could be very well something more serious; as declaring it as robbery could very well be a cover story, in a bid to hide facts.
He said that elements enjoying full-armed backups, powerful communication systems and sophisticated firearms could never be embassy staff.
| Possibly not Pakistani embassy staff. But Americans are different. |
Well, now that was an interesting paragraph. What are these "previous occurrences"?
| Accused of blasphemy, perhaps? |
CCPO, Lahore, Aslam Tareen has said that the issue was being investigated, but however it seems to be a case of attempted robbery. He said that police was checking the record of those killed.
| Eyewitnesses saying the lads were attempting robbery with violence, weapons discovered on their bodies... clearly Mr. Davis is guilty as hell for resisting. |
Likely made-up bullshit to fan the flames that they were shot in the back.