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| Seven killed in attack on Pakistani army camp |
| 2012-07-09 |
| Gunmen killed seven security personnel at an army encampment close to Islamabad on Monday, hours after a demonstration against the resumption of NATO supply convoys passed through the area. The camp was attacked from a bridge over the river Chenab, close to the industrial city of Wazirabad. Hours earlier, thousands from the Defense Council of Pakistan, a coalition of right-wing and hardline Islamist groups, crossed the bridge on a "long march" from Lahore to Islamabad to protest against the reopening of NATO supply routes to Afghanistan. A statement from the military said, "At least seven security personnel including a police official embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and five others were injured due to firing by unknown assailants near Wazirabad." According to the statement, a military rescue party had camped by the river to look for the body of a pilot missing in a helicopter crash in May, and they came under attack from a bridge. A senior security official said, "The exact number of attackers is not known but they came by motorbike and sprayed bullets on the troops from the bridge. It is highly likely that the attackers belonged to a banned religious outfit, which is a hand in glove with Taliban." He added, "Nobody has so far claimed responsibility of the attack but if we follow the pattern of the attack, it looks similar to assaults that these outfits have been carrying out in different cities." The protest march convoy of thousands in buses, trucks and cars stopped for the night in the town of Gujrat, across the river Chenab from Wazirabad, and they were expected to reach Islamabad on Monday. |
| Posted by:ryuge |