s during Eid prayers in Shikarpur's Khanpur tehsil on Monday.Police sources said four suicide kaboomers infiltrated Khanpur during Eid prayers.
Two of the attackers targeted an Eid prayer ground where one assailant went
kaboom!, injuring 10 people, two of whom were coppers. The other attacker fled, police sources said.
Two other attackers targeted an imambargah
| ...the Pakistani term for a Shiite mosque, whereas a Sunni mosque is referred to as a masjid... |
kaboom!after he was stopped by guards for a search, whereas the other was tossed in the slammer
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
, police said.
Police officer Bahardin Kerio said the second attacker, a would-be jacket wallah, was shot and maimed at the scene, after which the officers arrested him.
Three coppers were maimed in the kaboom. Kerio said one of the maimed officers was at death's door.
He added that there were hundreds of worshippers inside the imambargah at the time.
Those injured in the blast have been admitted to hospitals in Shikarpur for treatment.
Initial interrogation of the arrested attacker, Usman, revealed that the would-be bomber was a resident of Swat's Qabal tehsil and had studied in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
's Abu Huraira seminary, police sources said.
The sources added that a person named Umer brought the attackers to the imambargah on a cycle of violence and fled after leaving them there.
Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh AD Khawaja reached Shikarpur following the incident. The IGP told Dawn that the attackers hailed from Swat
...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat...
but were based in Karachi and possibly had links to a seminary there which are currently being investigated.
Following the incident local leaders in Shikarpur led a protest against the attack. The IGP told protesters the police would investigate the case and requested them to lift the blockade.