Good riddance. Inshallah all taliban allied terrorists will blow themselves up without harming innocent people.
Six terrorists killed in Karachi blast
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KARACHI: Six terrorists were killed in a huge explosion here on Friday in a two-storeyed house in Baldia Town. Several neighbours were also injured in the blast. Police said the terrorists present in the house had planned to kidnap Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik but luckily the minister remained safe. Other officers claimed that the terrorists had a plan to attack the Police Training Centre at Saeedebad and make the recruits and the staff hostage.
The massive blast, which shook the huge area, occurred around at 8 am in Sector-8B, Saeedabad, Baldia Town. A police mobile van and senior officers immediately reached the spot and found that the house (No-805) had completely collapsed.
Soon after, Rangers, fire brigade, rescuers from Edhi and Cheepa started the rescue work. In the meantime, the LEA personnel caught six suspects, including two women, from the spot and shifted them to an undisclosed location.
The police recovered six bodies of men and the torso of a man. They later found his legs and hands from other places, which indicated that the torso belonged to a bomber. The police recovered 22 hand grenades, seven Kalashnikovs, two complete suicide jackets and explosive material besides 5,000 bullets.
Capital City Police Officer Karachi Waseem Ahmed told media persons that during the initial investigation, they had found some clues that the dead terrorists had plans to kidnap Interior Minister Rehman Malik from the Sindh High Court premises. Malik was in the town for hearing of his case in the SHC. He added that the police had found some arms and tin food from the rubble of the house.
The six suspects arrested from the spot were identified as Atif, Asif, Aqib, Kashif, Yousuf and Abdullah. One of them is the head of the group. The suspects belong to Swat and had links with banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
An investigator said on condition of anonymity that the torso found from the collapsed building could be of a bomber, who was killed when the jacket he was wearing exploded prematurely. The house belonged to Nawab, a resident of Swat, who had rented it to Riaz. Nawabís wife Nasreen was also injured in the blast. The investigator added that the police had arrested Riaz, Nawab and his wife.
He added that the double-storeyed building was constructed over 80 yards plot, and preliminary investigation showed the dead terrorists came a few days ago to the house of Riaz and were residing there. Riaz told the investigators that some more suspects had visited the house Early Friday morning at around 3 am.
An officer said on condition of anonymity that during the search of the rubble, the police had recovered Islamic literature, luggage of the suspects and some other items, including a computer.
Three of the dead were identified as Riaz, son of Nawab, Mohammad Hussain and Ayaz Khan. He said they were suicide bombers. He added that investigations revealed that the militants killed in the blast belonged to Qari Hafiz Mehmood group of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. Further probe is underway.
Javed Ahmed, a resident of the area, said he was sitting in his house when a huge explosion occurred and his house was badly jolted. He and his family members rushed out and found that the two-storeyed building had collapsed and smoke was billowing out of it.
Injured Imran said he was passing from the house, situated near his house, when the blast occurred and something hit his head and he fell down. Imran is a motor mechanic and had gone to buy breakfast for his family.
An officer said on condition of anonymity that when they searched the restrooms of the Babri Masjid situated in the area, they found two dresses having bloodstains which they took into their custody. A cell phone was also found from the blast scene which was powered off.
The officer said during investigation it was found that Maulana Saeed, the prayer leader of the Babri Masjid, was a guarantor of suspect Riaz. Maulana Saeed has been detained for questioning.
A year ago, an encounter was reported from Saeedabad when teams of CID and Karachi Police were tipped of about the terroristsí presence inside a house. A raid was carried out in which the terrorists had blown up themselves, killing one abducted transporter as well. In this operation, the police had recovered a huge cache of arms, explosives and suicide jackets.
On September 5, 2009, terrorists belonging to the TTP made plans to blow up the Karachi Oil Terminal but fled after their unsuccessful attempt, throwing their arms and explosives in Saeedabad area. Sources said reviewing these incidents, it seems militants might be present in Baldia Town area, including Saeedabad.
