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| Pakistan Arrests Pearl Murder Suspects |
| 2004-02-17 |
| Pakistani police have arrested two Islamic militants, including one suspected of involvement in the kidnap and killing of U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl, a senior police official said Tuesday. The two men, Sajid Jabbar and Mohammad Athar, were arrested in an overnight raid in the port city of Karachi and belong to the outlawed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group, he said. Outlawed in name only The official, who did not want to be named, said Jabbar was suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Pearl in 2002 as well as several other militant attacks. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Additional: Police arrested two suspected members of a banned Islamic militant group Tuesday, seizing weapons and 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of explosives in a raid on a home in the port city of Karachi , an official said. The two alleged Lashkar-e-Jhangvi members, Mohammed Athar and Sajid Jabbar, were arrested in Karachi 's central residential neighborhood of Nazimabad. An assault rifle, nine pistols, six grenades and 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of an unspecified type of explosive material were also seized, Awan said. Must have been getting ready for elk season. |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-2-17 2:11:51 PM |