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Islamic Militant Arrested in Pakistan
FOXNews/AP ^ | March 05, 2005

Posted on 03/05/2005 4:06:13 AM PST by nuconvert

Islamic Militant Arrested in Pakistan

March 05, 2005

QUETTA, Pakistan — An Islamic militant accused of killing as many as 130 minority Shiite Muslims (search) in separate attacks in recent years has been arrested in southwestern Pakistan, police said Friday.

Ramzan Mengal, a member of an outlawed Sunni group linked to al-Qaida (search), was arrested in Quetta as he was going to a mosque for evening prayer, said Pervez Rafi Bhatti, the city's police chief.

"This man was involved in all major attacks against Shiites in Quetta and elsewhere, and his arrest is a big success," Bhatti said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaida; baluchistan; captured; gwot; lashkarejhangvi; mengal; militant; muslim; pakistan; quetta; shiite; southasia; sunni

1 posted on 03/05/2005 4:06:14 AM PST by nuconvert
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To: AdmSmith

pong


2 posted on 03/05/2005 4:15:31 AM PST by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
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To: nuconvert

Just one?


3 posted on 03/05/2005 4:42:42 AM PST by Dallas59 (Bush said the "F" word 27 times January 20th, 2005!)
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To: Dallas59

One worth mentioning anyway.


4 posted on 03/05/2005 4:48:03 AM PST by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
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To: Dog; Angelus Errare; section9; Prodigal Son; Cap Huff; Boot Hill; HAL9000; areafiftyone; ...
Another terrorist off the streets.
5 posted on 03/05/2005 5:28:18 AM PST by Coop (In memory of a true hero - Pat Tillman)
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To: Coop

Good.


6 posted on 03/05/2005 7:51:05 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: nuconvert

I think there should be cameras and photo equipment across the street from EVERY mosque in Pakistan.


7 posted on 03/07/2005 12:34:35 PM PST by BushisTheMan
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