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| Al Qaeda-linked suicide bomber blows himself up during Karachi raid |
| 2015-09-21 |
| [DAWN] KARACHI: A jacket wallah detonated his suicide jacket in Malir's Rifa-e-Aam Society on Sunday during a raid conducted by police and other law enforcement agencies in the area. Two coppers were maimed during the raid. The injured coppers were admitted to a private hospital for treatment. A team comprising police and other law enforcement agencies headed by Senior Superintendent Police Malir Rao Anwar was conducting a raid in Kehkashan Society where the suspect Farhan alias 'Pehlwan' was believed to be in hiding. The team exchanged fire with the suspect who fired back, shooting one policeman in the stomach and another in the leg. He then hurled two hand grenades, one of which went kaboom!, before detonating his suicide jacket. Farhan is suspected of assassination of coppers and Rangers personnel, and affiliation with Al Qaeda. The weapon used by the suspect was sent to a forensics lab for further investigation. |
| Posted by:Fred |