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| Bannu grenade explosion toll 2 |
| 2007-06-23 |
| Two died and 16 people sustained injuries when a grenade was exploded at a tableeghi markaz in Bannu district late Saturday night. Rizwan from the Bannu Cantt police station told Daily Times that ‘proclaimed offender’ Shakirullah alias Madakay detonated the grenade and himself succumbed to injuries at around 3 am at the local hospital. He said Shakirullah lobbed the grenade when markaz guards nabbed him. The blast occurred at around 10:45 pm, he said. Bannu Tableeghi Markaz Ameer Afsar Ali told Daily Times the incident was an accident. He said Shakirullah was carrying weaponry meant for his own protection and had lobbed the grenade when he was being taken away by guards. Bannu SSP Investigation Sikandar Khan told Daily Times that Shakirullah was not a suicide bomber and was in fact a resident of the same tableeghi markaz. “He was a proclaimed offender. When markaz guards saw him with a pistol, they tried to arrest him,” the SSP said, adding that Shakirullah had lobbed the grenade as guards were taking him away. |
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