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| Contradictions emerge in Mehran raid |
| 2011-05-25 |
| Well...fancy that. KARACHI, Pakistan — A police account released Tuesday on the brazen, 18-hour Taliban assault on a Pakistani naval base says there were twice as many attackers as the number claimed by the government and navy, adding to the questions surrounding the deadly incident. On Monday, after commandos had retaken control of Naval Station Mehran, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said up to six assailants were involved, four of whom were killed and two of whom apparently fled. Although they had earlier estimated the number of militants at between 10 and 15, naval officials also revised their estimate to six attackers. But police said Tuesday in the “first information report” that between 10 to 12 attackers were involved. Local police chief Shahrukh Khan said the report was written after consultation with a navy officer. Such a report is a formal part of opening an investigation into the attack. Many analysts were surprised that just six attackers could occupy part of the base for such a long time against a force of hundreds of commandos and navy marines. Pakistan security agencies are known to sometimes not give full accounts of terrorism incidents, and often hold suspects for months without informing the public. The fact that the attackers managed to infiltrate so deep into the high-security base led to speculation they may have had inside information or assistance. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Again, the US believes that PAK has secretly modified US-supplied HARPOON anti-ship NLCMS for dedic "Land Attack" missions [India], + P-3's to be the Harpoons standoff carrier/platform for same. * ION NEWS KERALA > KARACHI TERROR ATTACK [PNS Mehran]"RESULT OF DECLINE OF PROFESSIONALISM OF PAK MILITARY": EDITORIAL [Pak media]. ARTIC > PAK ARMED FORCES must "go back to the Barracks" + rediscover their Military-oriented core values + ethics, + stop its persistent meddling in non-Military related Govt, State Politics, corruptionism for $$$ personal profit, + criminal or malicious harassment of Pak Civilians, Pol Leaders whom don't adhere or kowtow to the PAK Military agendum. * PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > PAKISTAN NAVY BASE ATTACK A [dress] REHEARSAL FOR CAPTURING [Pak] NUCLEAR NUKE?, espec PAK NucMats whom are deemed by many international analysts as more vulnerable to MilTerr capture than the more secure PAK LRBMS + NUC WARHEADS. * SAME > PAKISTAN NAVAL STATION MEHRAN [PNS Mehran] BASE COMMANDER SUSPENDED IN WAKE OF KARACHI TERROR SURGE. * BHARAT RAKSHAK > PAK SECURITY OFFICIAL: MEHRAN TERRORISTS WERE "FOREIGNERS" LINKED TO AL-QAEDA + TALIBAN, i.e. foreign Muslims whom likely were CHECHENS, UZBEKS that traveled to Pak for training + participation in violent jihad??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-25 23:59 |
| #4 Sorry, fresh out of airframes. Talk to the Chinese when you've managed to destroy the 12 other we're giving you. |
| Posted by: Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-05-25 13:43 |
| #3 Can't you just hear your Mom's voice: "So what happened to the last P-3s I bought for you?" |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-05-25 13:31 |
| #2 THE NEWS.PK > PAKISTAN TO ASK US FOR TWO MORE P-3 ORION PLANES, to replace those lost to the Taliban during the Mehran raid. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-25 03:35 |
| #1 THE NEWS.PK > PAKISTAN TO ASK US FOR TWO MORE P-3 ORION PLANES, to replace those lost to the Taliban during the Mehran raid. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-25 03:35 |