600 bombers lying in wait: Report

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Posted online: Monday , February 04, 2008 at 11:46:32
Updated: Monday , February 04, 2008 at 12:03:58

Karachi, February 4: As many as 600 suicide bombers are present in the Pakistani port city of Karachi where they are planning to carry out a major attack, arrested militants of an al-Qaeda linked banned outfit have told the police.

"Around 600 Jundullah militants are present in Karachi. They are mentally prepared and trained to commit suicide attacks," Qasim Toori and Danish alias Talha, arrested on Jan 29, were quoted as saying by a source privy to the interrogation.

Most of the suicide bombers were former students of Islamabad's Lal Masjid which was stormed by the military last July to flush out extremists, the source told the Daily Times.

The militants confessed that they had robbed foreign banks and dispatched the money to their headquarters in Wana, from where their needs for weapons, explosives and other necessities were being met.

The source added that law-enforcement personnel had also taken into custody two disabled brothers, Abu Abdullah and Gohar Muhammad, who, authorities suspect, were going to carry out suicide attacks.

The militants "confessed" that they were planning to target several key leaders of Altaf Hussein-led MQM and some high-profile government officials before the Feb 18 general elections, the Nation daily reported.

Sources told paper that the militants wanted to target top leadership of MQM and its workers as the party had supported the military crackdown on Lal Masjid.

Toori was wanted in connection with a June 2004 gun attack on Karachi Corps Commander General Ahsan Saleem Hayat, which killed 11 people dead. Hayat survived the attack, for which 11 Jundullah activists were later sentenced to death.

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Only 600, they should make it 6 millions by Satya on 04 Feb 2008

Only 600, they should make it 6 millions. One million suicide bombers to eliminate 1 billion people. World have 6 billion people; 6 millions can completely destroy the world and mankind. After that what?

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Save the Vulture by Salim Ali on 04 Feb 2008

There is a rapid decline in the vulture populations in India and Pakistan. Perhaps the "600 bombers" and their allies could help save the vultures.

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