Posted on 12/18/2006 4:26:47 PM PST by LibWhacker
MIL-PAK-MILITANTS-REVENGE Militants preparing to avenge airstrike on religious seminary in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (KUNA) -- Security around US and British diplomats and nationals have been beefed up following intelligence reports that militants of an outlawed religious extremist group are planning to avenge the airstrike on its religious seminary last month that killed over 80 alleged militants.
The wanted leaders of Tehreek Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), Maulvi Inayatur Rehman and Maulana Faqir Mohammad, at large, have pledged before their supporters to target VIPs in Pakistan and US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, according to the intelligence report submitted to the Interior Ministry.
A local English newspaper, Daily Times (DT), citing the intelligence report Monday said that British and US diplomats and nationals were also possible targets of the militants. In November, the army conducted airstrike on a religious seminary, run by TNSM, in Bajaur tribal agency, bordering Afghanistan. The strike killed about 80 militants and wounded several others.
Interior Ministry sources told KUNA that security around British and US nationals and all airports across the country have been beefed up.
The US state department last week issued a travel advisory, warning its citizens from traveling to Pakistan DT said three other Al-Qaeda linked militant groups, Harkatul Mujahideen, Lashker-e-Jhangvi and Khudamul Islam have also pledged to cooperate with the TNSM and called for a joint strategy to take revenge.
The intelligence reports said these banned militant organizations have procured explosives and recruited and trained a number of suicide bombers.(end) amn.
have pledged before their supporters to target VIPs in Pakistan and US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, according to the intelligence report submitted to the Interior Ministry.
This is a real groundbreaking annoucement. Next shocker is that they are going to annouce they are taliban.
Now that the students have lost their seminary, they could perhaps attend Harvard or Yale. I'm sure their credit points are transferable.
Harvard and Yale probably have recruiters already approaching them in Pakistan.
So the reports that 80 people were killed in a wedding party were false?
Yeah but what if they retaliate by flying their B-52's or FA/22 Raptors over here and bombing us? Oh that's right they're still stuck with 6th century technology. I guess they'll have to stick to blowing each other up.
As Dog has pointed out, not a peep out of Zawahiri after the airstrike. We may have nearly gotten him, or even better. Here's to hoping we took him out.
"place could and should become a gigantic morgue."
Or maybe better yet --a giant "moonscape"...I'm thinking Arc Light missions.
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