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India-Pakistan
Terror bid foiled in Quetta; police seizes explosive-laden rickshaw
2013-08-06
[Dawn] Police claimed to have foiled a major bid of terrorism by seizing an explosive-laden auto rickshaw in Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
province on Monday evening.
At least it wasn't a donkey this time. Let us be grateful for mid-sized mercies.
Deputy Inspector General Police Operations, Fayyaz Sumbal said police men were on routine patrolling when they spotted an explosive-laden rickshaw. He said myrmidons had also planted bombs inside the rickshaw to cause maximum damage.

Sumbal said almost 150 kilogram explosives were planted inside the rickshaw to carry out a major attack inside Quetta city. "Terror plan has been foiled and explosives have been defused," he said.

The deputy police chief said the vehicle was being shifted to nearby cop shoppe so that bomb disposal squad could further investigate. "Miscreant had planned to use rickshaw in a major terror attack on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitar," Sumbal stated.

Balochistan government has tightened security in and around Quetta city prior to Eid-ul-Fitar -- the most celebrated annual festival of Mohammedans.

Police, Balochistan Constabulary and Frontier Corps personnel have been deployed at all exit and entry points of the city. The forces have established joint pickets at all sensitive points of the city, plagued by sectarian attacks and Baloch insurgency for more than a decade.
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