Posted on 12/04/2004 12:31:44 AM PST by miltonim
Pak nets bomb cleric
Islamabad Dec. 3: Pakistani security forces today arrested a suspected militant and recovered 10 bombs from his custody in Sheikhpura town, near Lahore.
Local police officials said security forces arrested Muhammad Aslam, who is the chief cleric of a mosque in Sheikhpura, during a raid. The police said Aslam is a member of the outlawed Sunni militant outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi but did not give any details.
President Pervez Musharraf had banned five militant outfits in January 2002 as part of the government’s drive to curb sectarianism and track down extremist elements in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the US cities.
Amjad Farroqi, who masterminded two assassination attempts on Musharraf in December last year, was also an active member of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group.
As many as 155 people have been killed and 651 wounded in 231 incidents of sectarian clashes between 2001 and 2003.
Aslam’s arrest came two days after security forces killed a Chechen militant with al Qaida links in Quetta. Security forces have arrested many al Qaida activists and their sympathisers during last month as part of the anti-terror operations
Doesn't count. France wasn't on board.
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Thanks for the ping. Here is a background on Lashkar-e-Jhangvi http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/terroristoutfits/Lej.htm
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