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Terrorism-related Incidents in Karachi - 2009

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Date

Incident

1

January 15

Two Policemen were killed and 11 injured in the early hours when Security Forces raided a hideout of suspected terrorists, including local Taliban cadres, involved in the kidnapping of an Iranian commercial attaché, as part of a crackdown on terror. Around 35 suspects – four members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and others from banned religious outfits such as the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) – have been arrested, sources told Daily Times. The clash took place near Yaadgar Hotel in Sohrab Goth area around 4am. Sources said that a team of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Anti-Violent Crime Unit had raided the place as part of an investigation into the kidnapping of the Iranian commercial attaché, Hashmatullah, but the kidnappers attacked the team. In the consequent encounter, at least two Policemen were killed and 11 injured. Following the clash, around 35 suspected persons were arrested. Reuters reported that some of the detained men had links with Baitullah Mehsud.

2

February 1

An explosion in the Saddar Town killed one person and injured two others. One unidentified man - who fidgeted with the bomb planted in a garbage dump, which caused the explosion - died and two others sustained injuries. According to a report by the Bomb Disposal Squad, it was a locally-made bomb that weighed one kilogram.

3

February 8

Intelligence agencies have detained three men in Karachi over their alleged involvement with Mohammed Ajmal Amir Iman alias Ajmal Kasab, the lone LeT militant arrested during the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai. A source disclosed that intelligence agencies had taken the men into custody from different areas of Karachi in connection with their alleged affiliation with Kasab.

4 April 08

Police said they had arrested five members of the banned Sunni group LeJ for allegedly plotting to bomb sensitive areas in Karachi. "We have arrested five terrorists and seized... weapons, explosives and chemicals required for bomb-making," Karachi city Police chief Waseem Ahmed told a press conference. He also confirmed the suspects belonged to the LeJ group.

5 April 13

The CID, in collaboration with an intelligence agency, arrested an accomplice of banned TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud. The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of the CID, Fayyaz Khan, disclosed that 59-year-old Badshah Deen Mehsud, son of Gul Khadeen Mehsud, a resident of Shah Noorani Goth, Karachi and South Waziristan, was arrested from Pyala Hotel within the jurisdiction of Sachal Police station. Badshah, who speaks Urdu and Pashto, is affiliated with the TTP and is a close aide of Baitullah Mehsud. One of his sons, Mehrban is also working for the TTP. "Basically, Badshah provided logistical support to Mehsud. He was involved in various crimes including robbing money changers and banks, and providing vehicles and shelter to those working for TTP in Karachi," said Khan, adding that he also provided medical treatment to the injured associates.

6 April 22

Security agencies imposed a curfew in Sarjani Town after four persons were injured in a cross-fire between two groups after pro-Taliban slogans were found painted on the walls of a church in Karachi. At least two houses, over half a dozen shops, pushcarts and roadside stalls were set ablaze by unidentified men. However, Police officials declined the presence of Taliban in the area and believed it to be a conspiracy by elements that wanted to disturb the peace of the city.

7

May 21

The Karachi Police arrested two suspected Al Qaeda militants and seized explosives and weapons from their possession. The Crime Investigation Department’s SP, Fayyaz Khan, said the suspects – Amjad Zamir Khattak alias Musarrat alias Talha and Mohammed Asim alias Tipu Sultan alias Babu, were arrested at Musharraf Colony near Hawkesbay following a shootout. He said three of their accomplices - Mohammed Safir alias Saifullah, Adnan and Abdul Hameed – escaped under the cover of heavy fire. A suicide jacket, packed with 12 kilograms of C4 explosives, two detonators, two hand grenades and two TT pistols along with five bullets were seized from the arrested suspects, who originally belonged to the banned Sunni militant group LeJ and HuJI. "They planned to target the leaders of a political party, CID police officials, Ahmedis, offices of intelligence agencies and the religious buildings of Shia and Ismaili communities," the SP said.

8

May 22

The Special Investigation Unit of Karachi Police foiled plans for major terrorist activities in the city by arresting six militants belonging to al Qaeda and the TTP from an inn in Sohrab Goth. During a raid based on a tip-off, five suicide bombing jackets, more than 10 kilograms of C-4 explosive material, several guns, a large quantity of ammunition and electronic items were also recovered.

9

May 24

A senior activist of the banned SSP was shot dead in a target killing. 40-year old Allauddin was the Lines Area Unit in-charge of the banned Sunni outfit, and had earlier worked for the LeJ. A source in the Criminal Investigation Department told that the deceased was currently engaged in re-organising the SSP in Karachi. Following the incident, participants of Allauddin’s funeral prayers started shooting guns in the air outside Imambargah-e-Ali Raza. Subsequently, dozens of people belonging to the Fiqa-e-Jafferia gathered on the road and started rioting by burning tyres and pelting stones on passing vehicles.

10 May 27

Another activist of the banned Sunni outfit SSP was shot dead in the Aziz Bhatti Police limits of Karachi within three days of the murder of another SSP activist. The incident sparked tension in Gulshan Town, as armed men resorted to aerial firing, forced the shopkeepers to pull down shutters and also attacked Imambargahs (Shia places of worship) in the area. 38-year old Qari Amanullah was shot dead while his son Sufian was injured by two gunmen near a Tandur in Gulshan-e-Iqbal. According to Police, the deceased was a former Sipah-e-Sahaba unit in-charge.

11 June 5

A legislator from Balochistan, three of his relatives and a servant were injured after a parcel bomb exploded in his Defence Society house in Karachi. The explosion took place at the residence of Mir Yaqub Bizenjo, a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from the Balochistan National Party (Awami). Sanaullah, the MNA's younger brother, bore the brunt of the explosion as he had opened the parcel. Yaqub Bizenjo's mother and a five-year-old daughter also sustained injuries. A senior Police officer said that three days ago a parcel was delivered at the Turbat (in Balochistan) house of Mr Bizenjo. Another parcel was delivered later.

12 June 7

The Karachi Police arrested an alleged member of the outlawed TTP and seized from him 10 suicide jackets, five of them packed with explosives. Officials said that Naeemur Rehman was in direct contact with Hussain Mehsud, a close aide of TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud. They said that 60 kilograms of explosive material, 10 hand-grenades, two Kalashnikov rifles, 10 detonators and as many fuses and 200 bullets were found in possession of the suspect who had received training in Afghanistan. They also said the suspect was planning to attack politicians and law-enforcement personnel.

13 June 17

Police arrested a terrorist from the LeJ group, identified as Irfan Islam alias Lamba, who was wanted by the Police and his name was reportedly listed in its Red Book for 2009.

14

June 23

The Karachi Police claimed to have arrested five members of the banned TTP. The men were allegedly involved in generating funds for the TTP, mainly through robberies and kidnapping for ransom, Police officials said. A statement issued by the office of Capital City Police Officer said raids in two localities led to the arrest of the suspects and seizure of arms that included two AK-47 rifles and three pistols. According to the statement, the arrested people were identified as Pervez alias Azeem, Faiz Rasool, Rehmat Gul, Saeed Mehsud and Farooq Khan Mehsud. However, their six accomplices managed to escape after an encounter with the Police. The statement said the suspects were active members of the TTP. "Half of the money they (suspect) got through robberies and kidnapping, was being transferred to Maulvi Shamim through Commander Misbahuddin and Shah Hussain in Karachi," said the statement. It said the suspects had confessed to committing criminal activities in other parts of Sindh too.

15

June 26

Police killed five suspects, believed to be linked to Baitullah Mehsud, in an encounter in Karachi and also recovered large cache of arms and explosives. The militants were killed near Al-Asif Square in Sohrab Goth. Senior Police officials said the militants were planning a terrorist strike in the city. Superintendent of Police Rao Anwar Ahmed Khan said the terrorists were in the guise of internally displaced persons and were hiding in a small quarter behind a mosque near Pioneer Garden. However, their six accomplices escaped under the cover of fire, while taking advantage of darkness. Superintendent of Police Anwar Khan said one terrorist was identified as Shahid alias Shah Hussain, a Karachi based commander of the TTP.

16

July 12

Two men accused of having links with the TTP and plotting "chaotic terror activities" have been arrested in Karachi, said Police. Police told a press conference that they also seized a rocket launcher and other weapons from the arrested men – identified as Sher Din alias Shero Haji and Bakht Wali alias Bakhtay. Senior Police official Aslam Khan said the men attacked the Police personnel when they were asked to surrender during a raid in Quaidabad area. Following a brief exchange of fire, the men were arrested, but three accomplices managed to escape.

17

July 15

Unidentified men killed the central legal adviser of the outlawed Sunni group, the SSP, Hafiz Ahmed Buksh, in Model Colony in Karachi. Buksh’s vehicle was indiscriminately fired at when he was on his way home and his driver, Nasir, was also killed in the attack. Saudabad Supervisory Police Officer Farooq Sher Zaman told that the assailants used 9-mm pistols in the attack, adding that the incident took place shortly after the deceased left the Masjid-e-Ibrahim mosque.

18

July 16

Two more activists of the outlawed Sunni group SSP, including a guard of the group’s central leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem, were killed in Karachi. One of them died at a hospital after being injured in the clash a day earlier while another’s body was recovered from Model Colony.

19 August 15

The CID of the Sindh Police arrested a militant affiliated with the TTP and recovered a huge quantity of weapons including a suicide jacket from Machar Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Karachi in the night of August 14. Deputy Inspector General Saud Mirza while speaking at a press conference held at Central Police Office, disclosed that Rozuddin alias Toor, son of Sawab Khan, hails from Tank in Waziristan and was dispatched to Karachi by the TTP commander Qari Hussain Mehsud, who is an expert of making suicidal jackets, with a huge cache of explosives and ammunitions for carrying out terrorist activities, including suicide bombings on sensitive installations, especially on CID officials. Superintendent of Police (SP) CID, Mazhar Mashwani headed the team, which carried out the raid on the militants' hideout told that four other militants managed to escape when the Police party reached the spot while police arrested Rozuddin and recovered a jacket carrying 16 kilogrammes of explosive, 10 anti-tank shells, one launcher with four RPG-7 rockets, 10 hand grenades and five TT pistols. SP Mashwani further said that the militants reached Karachi four days ago from Waziristan and dumped the weapons in the house where the Police conducted the raid.

20

August 23

The Karachi Police claimed to have arrested seven members of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). The suspects were arrested in the Defence View area in the night of August 22, the Deputy Inspector General of Police Saud Mirza said at a press conference. According to him, the accused surrendered themselves to law-enforcement agencies without putting up a resistance. The DIG said one of the accused, Shahzad, was a close associate of Amjad Farooqi and was involved in attacks on former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. Police also seized three suicide jackets, 15 kilograms of explosive material, four AK-47 rifles, four pistols, two gas masks, five kilograms of ball bearings, 200 rounds of bullets, electric wires, remote controls and batteries. Police is also reported to have found about one and half kilograms of heroin. The accused allegedly smuggled drugs to foreign countries to generate funds for purchasing arms and ammunition and supporting families of their accomplices who were killed or were under detention. They also used to provide money to the Quetta-based Taliban commander Abdul Samad.

21 September 14

The Karachi Police foiled a possible terrorist attack by engaging three militants, said Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Waseem Ahmed. According to a private TV channel, the three militants had planned to target the Keamari Oil Refinery, but a security guard held them off, preventing them from entering the compound. However, the militants eventually overpowered and killed the guard. An encounter with Police ensued, and the militants - wearing burqas (veil) - fled at the end of the encounter. According to the CCPO, the men left behind their three burqas and as many Kalashnikovs, 10 magazines and hand grenades.

22 September 18

Three persons sustained bullet injuries during a sectarian clash which erupted at Iftar (fast breaking evening meal) time in the precincts of Soldier Bazaar Police Station. The clash took place between the Shia community and people belonging to the Deobandi school of thought over the use of loudspeaker during Iftar time.

23 September 23

The Sindh Police recently claimed to have neutralised a network of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) in Karachi and arrested six members along with their 'commander'. During investigation, it was found that the group was active in Karachi for fund generation and had also adopted a new technique of smuggling heroin to foreign countries.

24 September 26

An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) was shot dead near Naeem Hospital at Malir No. 15 within the limits of Saudabad Police station in Karachi. Police said Mudasir, 30, was on his way on a motorbike when unidentified assailants shot at him and managed to escape. The victim, an area distributor of a food company, succumbed to his injuries later. The deceased was also a supporter of the SSP and was a witness in five high profile cases of sectarian killings.

25 October 3

20 Taliban militants, believed to be followers of Swat Taliban 'chief' Fazlullah, were arrested from Karachi. Intelligence agencies said they were arrested on the basis of information obtained from terrorists arrested earlier, adding that they had been living in the city in the guise of internally displaced people. "The arrests follow the acquisition of vital information from captured Taliban," a senior official said. They were arrested from Pathan Colony and were moved back to Mingora at Swat in NWFP for further investigations, he said. "Eleven of the arrested men hail from Kabal's Kuzabandai area and nine from other parts of Kabal," the official said.

26

October 13

The Crime Investigation Department of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a TTP ‘commander’ from Karachi. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fayyaz Khan said that the TTP commander for Matta in Swat District, Ahmed Jan alias Ustad Jee, was arrested when the Police carried out a raid in the Korangi Industrial Area. An unspecified quantity of illegal arms was also recovered from his possession. SSP Khan said initial investigation revealed that Ahmed Jan hails from Matta and is associated with the banned militant outfits JeM and TNSM. He was affiliated with the Hassan Ali alias Toor Mullah group, who has reportedly been killed by the troops.

27

October 19

Police arrested Akhtar Zaman, the Karachi unit chief of the TTP, along with three accomplices, identified as Samiullah alias Shamim, Fazal Kareem and Munawwar Khan from a Sohrab Goth hideout. "These men had tried to blow up an oil depot in Kemari on September 15," Capital City Police Officer Waseem Ahmed said, adding the militants had planned to target the offices of security agencies using an explosives-laden vehicle.

28

October 22

The Sindh Police arrested three suspected militants, including a Saudi citizen, from the Hassan Square.

29

October 22

The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police arrested two Afghan nationals who were allegedly running a gang of bank robbers to generate funds for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The duo - Ataullah and Dawood Afghani - were arrested during a raid in Bilal Colony of Korangi area. An initial probe indicated that the duo was wanted in more than a dozen cases, including those of murder and kidnapping for ransom. Superintendent of Police (Operations), Fayyaz Khan, said that an AK-47 assault rifle and two hand-grenades were found in their possession. "The accused were involved in several bank dacoities and other crimes mainly to fund the TTP," he added.

30 November 5

The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Sindh Police claimed to have arrested a most wanted militant belonging to the TTP, from a petrol station in the Sohrab Goth area of provincial capital Karachi. The SIU officials claimed that the militant, identified as 32-year old Umer Khan, was on number five of the top ten most wanted list and termed his arrest a major breakthrough in the ongoing operation against militants in the country. Khan was the 'commander' of the Kabal-Gram area of Shangla in the Malakand Division of NWFP. During the military operation earlier in 2009, Umer Khan fled from Swat and came to Karachi and was working as a petrol pump operator situated near Sohrab Goth and through a tip-off, a special team of SIU conducted a successful raid and arrested him from the petrol pump. One TT pistol was recovered from his possession.

31 November 11

The Special Investigation Unit of the Karachi Police claimed to have arrested two members of the TTP in separate raids. In a statement, a senior SIU official said a terror suspect, identified as Afzal Khan, was arrested during a raid on a house in the PIB Colony. "Afzal Khan was wanted in several cases of terrorism in Swat," the SP, Raja Umer Khattab, said, claiming that the suspect was a senior member of the TTP. According to the official, the suspect hails from the Buner District of NWFP. "He has confessed to having destroyed about a dozen government schools in the Swat valley before the launch of a military operation in the area," the officer stated.

32 November 12

The Karachi Police claimed to have arrested seven TTP militants after a shootout in Gulistan-e-Jauhar. Police said more than 300 kilograms of explosives were also seized from them. Police said the men have been identified as Saeed Anwar alias Molvi, Hamid Ali alias Hameesh alias Batu, Hazrat Umer alias Ameer Sahab, Khan Wali, Khan Alam, Saifur Rehman and Karamat Khan. Capital City Police Officer Waseem Ahmed told reporters, "They were planning to target offices of the law enforcement and intelligence agencies."

33 November 19

A Shia cleric was shot dead in the Orangi Town area, within the jurisdiction of Tori Bungash Police Station. Police claimed it was an incident of target killing. Ghulam Muhammad Waezi, a cleric of the Imambargah Safina-e-Ahlebait hailing from Baltistan, which is located in the Raees Ambrohi Colony, was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle borne assailants at Riaz Chowk in Orangi Town. The assailants managed to escape from the incident site.

34 November 20

In a suspected sectarian incident, the general secretary of the banned Sunni outfit SSP's Karachi chapter, Engineer Ilyas Zubair, was shot dead and provincial information secretary, Qari Shafiqur Rehman Alvi, wounded at Teen Hatti under the Jamshed Quarters Police Station jurisdiction. The two men were going to a mosque near Teen Hatti shrine, when unidentified men on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire at them.

35

December 7

The leader of Pasban-e-Aza, a Shia organization was shot dead by unidentified militants in a suspected sectarian attack in the remit of the Brigade Police Station of Karachi. The slain leader was identified as Syed Shahid Hussain. Police quoting eyewitnesses said three unidentified suspects barged into Hussain’s apartment in the Assistant Commissioner Apartments, and opened fire on him using 9-mm pistols.

36

December 8

Two persons, including one FC, were killed in separate incidents in the Karachi. Gul Maalik (35) was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Quaidabad Police Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that the incident happened inside the victims’ house situated in Gulshan-i-Bunair of Quaidabad, while he was asleep. During the investigation it was found that the deceased was a recruit of the FC and was posted in Abbottabad. A few days ago, he took a leave from headquarters and came to Karachi for the construction of his house. The deceased personnel was married and originated from Swat. The murder seems to be a target killing incident.

37

December 8

One Naeem Qureshi (40), a leather trader, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Awami Colony Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that Naeem was sitting outside his house situated in C-Area of Landhi, when two armed militants riding on a motorcycle came and opened indiscriminate fire, killing Naeem on the spot, while injuring his friend Basheer and subsequently managed to escape.

38

December 13

Four militants of the TTP, including their ‘commander’, were arrested in the Quaidabad area of Karachi. The arrested militants were allegedly plotting terror activities in the city during Moharramul Haram (Islamic Religious Month) and four hand grenades, four Kalashnikovs and three-and-a-half kilogrammes of hashish were recovered from their possession. The Senior Superintendent of Police (East Zone II Investigations) Choudhry Aslam Khan said the arrested men have been identified as Noor Wali, Niaz alias Riaz, Kher Mohammad alias Kaka and Niaz alias Omer. Giving details about the militant’s background, Khan said they had abducted a businessman named Zain Mehdi in Karachi, detained him for three months and later released him after receiving ransom money of PNR one million. Two months back, they had killed a man named Zubair at the Sohrab Goth graveyard suspecting him of being a Police informer. They had also robbed PNR one million from a petrol pump in Federal B Area of Karachi.

39

December 14

The TTP ‘commander’ for the Naugolai area in Swat of NWFP was arrested during a raid at a hideout in Ittehad Town, a close proximity of Karachi city. Police sources said a Crime Investigation Department team headed by Investigations Senior Superintendent of Police Umar Shahid arrested Rashid alias Tooti Khan. One TT pistol was recovered from his possession. The arrested man is believed to be a close associate of Maulvi Fazlullah and Abu Faraj of the TTP Swat and was involved in killing law enforcement personnel and attacking various sensitive installations and check posts.

40

December 17

The CID arrested one Nooran Gul Mehsud alias Rocket, a close aide of TTP ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud from Ramzan Goth in Karachi. Senior SSP OF CID Fayyaz Khan said an incomplete suicide jacket, 20 kilogrammes of explosives, two kilogrammes of ball bearings and nails each, six electric timers and wires, and one Kalashnikov rifle was recovered from his possession. "The man’s name is included in CID’s Red Book in the category of most dangerous terrorists," Fayyaz Khan added. Khan said Nooran had organised a terrorist network in Karachi on the directives of the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud. "Nooran was also involved in an attack on an Intelligence Agency personnel and the Anti-Violent Crime Unit in Sohrab Goth," he said. "Two policemen were killed while several others, including AVCU chief SSP Farooq Awan and an intelligence official were wounded in the incident." The arrested militant was also responsible for providing medical treatment to terrorists in the city who were wounded while fighting the Pakistan Army in Waziristan, Khan added further.

41

December 21

The CID of the Sindh Police arrested a Taliban militant from Bin Qasim Town of Karachi who is allegedly involved in high-profile terrorism cases in Mohmand Agency of FATA. CID Superintendent Police (Investigations) Mazhar Mashwani said a special CID team successfully raided Bin Qasim Town and arrested the accused Mohammad Umer after an encounter. During the initial course of interrogation, Umer revealed that he had been involved in several heinous cases of crime, including terrorism, in Mohmand Agency, he added. A shotgun and five bullets were recovered from Umer’s possession.

42

December 26

A roadside bomb blast injured at least 26 persons soon after a procession of mourners passed the Khalifat Chowk in Paposh Nagar Police Station area in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi. Karachi Capital City Police Officer Waseem Ahmed said that it seemed that a remote controlled device was used to detonate the bomb that weighed around half a kilogramme. "Twenty-six people, including two rangers personnel and two Policemen were wounded and taken to hospital. Six of them have been discharged while others may be released soon," the Police chief said. Ahmed added the bomb was placed close to a car parked on the road, adding that from now on, the BDS would check all procession routes beforehand. BDS Assistant Sub-Inspector Abdul Rauf confirmed that around half a kilogramme of explosives was used along with ball bearings, nuts and bolts, which also caused cracks in the ground around the blast site. Sindh Police Criminal Investigation Department Senior Superintendent of Police Fayyaz Khan said that it was likely that the banned LeJ outfit and other anti-Shia elements might have carried out the attack.

43

December 28

A suicide bomber targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financial capital, where angry mourners went on the rampage, throwing stones at ambulances, torching cars and shops and firing bullets into the air. Tens of thousands of Police and paramilitary forces, fearing militant attacks on Ashura processions were deployed. "The blast was so huge that I felt my hearing had gone, but then I started hearing cries of injured people and saw pieces of human flesh and blood on the road," said Abbas Ali, 35, one of the mourners thrown to the ground. Interior Minister Rehman Malik blamed TTP, against which the Army has been waging a major operation in near the Afghan border, and LeJ, another of most feared Islamist networks. "At least 30 people have been killed so far in the suicide attack and 63 others have been injured," Provincial Health Minister Saghir Ahmed said. "We have declared emergency at all hospitals in Karachi and doctors are making every effort to save the injured. The situation is very grim," he added. Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, where the attack happened, was ablaze with burning cars and motorcycles, and covered in debris from buildings attacked by rioters, said an AFP correspondent. This attack was the deadliest in Karachi since a suicide bomber targeted the homecoming of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- who was assassinated two months later -- killing at least 139 people in October 2007. It was the third attack on Ashura commemorations in Pakistan in 2009. However, The News put the death toll to 40.

44

December 29

The death toll of December 28, 2009 suicide bomb blast during an Ashura procession on the M.A. Jinnah Road near the Light House area of Karachi increased to 43 as 13 injured persons succumbed to their injuries.

45

December 30

The TTP claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed 43 people in Karachi, and threatened more attacks on "the US ally". "My group claims responsibility for the Karachi attack and we will carry out more such attacks within 10 days," said Asmatullah Shaheen, one of the TTP ‘commanders’, who spoke by telephone to a Reuters reporter.

 

 

 

 

 

 
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