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India-Pakistan
Forty suicide jackets seized at Torkham border
2014-05-05
[DAWN] Security forces on Sunday seized 40 boom jackets at the Torkham border which were being smuggled into Pakistain from Afghanistan.

Official sources said the suicide jackets did not contain any explosives, but were being transported to Pakistain with the intention of being used for suicide missions.
The ISI thought they had compartmentalized the good Taliban in Afghanistan and the bad Taliban in Pakistan. But really, they are just one large, amorphous group sharing personnel and the resources ISI donated. It's all about sowing and reaping, dear generals.
The sources said that this was going to be done with the aid of local operators who were to fill the jackets with explosives.

The officials said that the Khasadar force personnel have also tossed in the calaboose
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 an Afghan national who was smuggling the jackets into Pakistain.

The accused has been shifted to Landikotal jail where authorities are further investigating the matter.

Some sources say that the accused might have been a spy tasked with the shipment but there is no official confirmation about this information.
Posted by:Fred

#1  Just stop off at Boom Depot and get some C4 on your way home.
Posted by: Steven   2014-05-05 00:30  

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