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| Gunmen attack Gilgit mosque, policeman hurt |
| 2010-02-22 |
| [Dawn] A policemen was injured on Sunday when unknown gunmen opened fire at a mosque in Gilgit. The policeman was guarding a mosque near the Gilgit airport when suspected militants opened fire, police officials told APP. "Fida Hussain was guarding the Zain-ul-Abideen mosque when miscreants opened fire at him...he retaliated the fire but the attackers threw a hand-grenade at him," DSP Tanveer Ahmed said. The incident occurred while maghrib prayers were being said in the mosque. All the devotees escaped unhurt, Ahmed added. The policeman was taken to the DHQ hospital where he was stated to be in stable condition. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 They have police Guarding their Mosque/Ammo dump? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-02-22 12:25 |