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2007-12-31 India-Pakistan

Pakistan receives Dawood's aide Noora's dead body

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Posted by john frum 2007-12-31 13:06|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Noora, who had been lodged in the Lucknow District Jail, was being taken to court when four motorcycle-borne accomplices attacked the police escort vehicles on the Jail Road.

Noora attempted to escape and in an ensuing encounter with the police he was killed, according to a Home Department spokesman. The others escaped. Noora was a Pakistani national and hailed from Baluchistan province. The Home Department described him as a sharpshooter of the Dawood Ibrahim gang. Noora had seven criminal cases pending against him.

Posted by john frum 2007-12-31 13:12|| 2007-12-31 13:12|| Front Page Top

#2 This gets better... Special Task Force just happened to be there..

Noor Baksh alias Noora, one of underworld don Dawood Ibrahims notorious shooters, met with a violent end on Wednesday morning when he was shot dead in an encounter by the Special Task Force (STF) and Lucknow Police outside Lucknow Jail.

Additional DG (STF) Shailja Kant Misra told reporters Noora was being taken to court for a hearing when he tried to escape.

Two motorcyclists attacked the police posse and tried to whisk Noora away, but he was shot dead. While Noora died on the spot, the motorcyclists escaped.

Posted by john frum 2007-12-31 13:16|| 2007-12-31 13:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Baluchistan, you say? Color me surprised.

Posted by Seafarious 2007-12-31 13:20|| 2007-12-31 13:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Noor Baksh alias Noora, one of underworld don Dawood Ibrahims notorious shooters, met with a violent end on Wednesday morning when he was shot dead in an encounter by the Special Task Force (STF) and Lucknow Police outside Lucknow Jail.

He, heh, they used the "E" word.

Additional DG (STF) Shailja Kant Misra told reporters Noora was being taken to court for a hearing when he tried to escape.

Your classic "shot while trying to escape". Anyone find a shutter gun lying around?

Two motorcyclists attacked the police posse and tried to whisk Noora away, but he was shot dead. While Noora died on the spot, the motorcyclists escaped.

Must have been members of his "cadre", headed back to his "arms cache".

Posted by Steve">Steve 2007-12-31 22:55|| 2007-12-31 22:55|| Front Page Top

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