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| Man held for Musharraf plot |
| 2005-10-09 |
| An Islamic militant who authorities believe played a role in a failed attempt to kill President Gen Pervez Musharraf two years ago was arrested on Saturday in Karachi, police said. Sharafat Ali was captured in a residential area after a shootout, city police chief Tariq Jamil said, adding that the suspect was among those who tried to kill the president on December 25, 2005, in Rawalpindi. Although Musharraf escaped unhurt, 16 people – mostly policemen – died when suicide bombers rammed their explosive-laden vehicles into Musharraf’s motorcade, the second attempt on his life in less than two weeks. Since then authorities have arrested several militants and some junior military personnel in connection with the attempted assassinations. On Saturday, Jamil said Ali was also involved in attacks against minority Christians in Karachi and three other cities of Punjab. |
| Posted by:Fred |