Plot to assassinate Mush foiled, security tightened

[Sam Dhanraj]

Plot to assassinate Mush foiled, security tightened​

CNN-IBN



Published on Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 18:33 in World section


New Delhi: Pakistan intelligence agencies claim to have foiled an al-Qaeda plot to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf. He's survived two previous attempts on his life.


The plot came to light after arrests of alleged al-Qaeda members in Karachi.


A large cache of ammunition and weapons was also seized from the arrested men who it appears had planned to blow up a bridge that leads from the airport in to the city during Musharraf’s next visit to the city.


Two more attacks were planned in case Musharraf survived the first one.


The arrested persons are also reported to have targeted army installations and foreign embassies and planned to kidnap influential personalities to press for the release of their comrades.


Reportedly, they have also told interrogators that their plans would be carried out despite their arrest as the group had been divided into smaller groups to execute the mission.


After the arrests, intelligence agencies have tightened security for prominent personalities and sensitive buildings.


After the completion of their interrogation, the arrested persons will be handed over to the Pakistan Rangers or police in a couple of days.


Musharraf has survived nearly half a dozen attempts on his life since he grabbed power in 1999, the last one in July 2007.

Plot to assassinate Mush foiled, security tightened

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Is there similar news report in Pak Media ? as i see this news only on CNN IBN channel as of now.

 

[Sam Dhanraj]

ok...on MSN as well...a little info on plan

'Al Qaeda plot to assassinate Musharraf foiled'​

Karachi: Pakistan intelligence agencies on Wednesday claimed to have foiled an Al Qaeda plot to assassinate President Pervez Musharraf and have arrested some activists of the global terrorist network.

According to sources, the intelligence agencies on a tip-off raided a militant hideout in Malir area of Karachi and arrested members of the Al Qaeda, Online news agency said.

A huge cache of ammunition and weapons was claimed to have been recovered from the arrested terrorists, the news agency reported.

Sources said that the terrorists during their interrogation revealed that they were plotting to kill Musharraf during his next visit to Karachi.

They confessed that they were planning to blow up the entire bridge on Drig Road at the precise moment when Musharraf's convoy was to reach there while coming from Karachi airport to Shahrah-e-Faisal.

The arrested militants revealed that their group was also planning to target army installations and foreign embassies and kidnap influential personalities to press their demand for releasing their jailed accomplices.

The revelations have forced the security agencies to tighten security around sensitive buildings and of VIPs, according to the news agency.

Source: IANS

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