Thursday, October 14, 2010

Pakistan Thwarts Assassination Plot Against Prime Minister

Pakistani Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani. Photo from Press TV

Pakistan Thwarts Prime Minister Assassination Plot, Police Claim -- The Telegraph

Pakistani police said they had thwarted a plot to assassinate the country's prime minister, foreign minister and other senior officials after arresting a gang of seven militants.

They were detained after a shoot-out near a village in central Pakistan, said Abdi Qadri, a senior police officer, and revealed their plans under interrogation.

The men, suspected members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), a banned Sunni militant group linked to the Taliban and al Qaeda, told police officers they were devising a plot to attack the home of Yousuf Raza Gilan, the prime minister, in Multan.

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More News On Pakistan Thwarting An Assassination Plot Against Their Prime Minister

Pakistan arrests 7 militants, foil plot to kill PM -- AP
Pakistan foils plot to kill prime minister - police -- Reuters
Police: Plot to kill Pakistan PM uncovered -- CNN
Pakistani Police Bust Terrorist Plot To Kill Prime Minister -- RTT News
Pakistan Arrests 7 Accused in Plot to Kill Prime Minister -- Aol News
Pakistani Authorities Arrest Seven Men Alleged To Have Ties To Al-Qaida -- NPR
Police nab suspected Pakistani terrorists -- UPI
Pakistan foils plot to assassinate prime minister -- Economic Times

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