Posted on 02/12/2006 11:17:45 PM PST by river rat
LAHORE, Pakistan Feb 13, 2006 (AP) Gunmen on a motorcycle Monday killed a Pakistani doctor who spent six months in jail on suspicions of harboring al-Qaida suspects and possessing illegal weapons.
Some in this eastern city blamed the United States for the shooting of Ahmad Javed Khawaja, who had spent much of his life in the United States.
A protest of about 500 people erupted shortly after the killing, with many shouting "Death to America!" as they blocked a street and set tires on fire.
Khawaja, 72, was attacked while walking to his clinic after morning prayers at a mosque, said Mohammed Ali, a Lahore police official.
The attackers fled and no one has been arrested, Ali said, adding that the motive was not known.
In December 2002, Khawaja and several members of his family were detained by intelligence agents in Lahore and charged with harboring al-Qaida suspects. Khawaja said he was questioned by American agents.
A court dismissed the charges in April 200, saying the prosecution had failed to provide evidence of his links with the terror network.
The doctor and his Canadian brother were also accused of lesser charges of possessing illegal weapons and resisting arrest. They were acquitted of those charges and released in June 2003.
Afterward, Khawaja accused Americans of wanting to destroy Muslims.
Khawaja, a gastroenterologist, has said he spent 15 years in the United States. Two sons detained with him were both American nationals.
At the time of his death, Khawaja was running a clinic for poor people and had helped out in Pakistani Kashmir after the devastating earthquake there, his brother Khawaja Tanveer Ahmed said.
"We have no idea who could be involved in this (shooting)," he said. "We cannot understand that someone could go to this extent in his enmity with him."
[Some in this eastern city blamed the United States for the shooting of Ahmad Javed Khawaja
I hope so. If we had a national-security establishment worthy of the name, the Nile would be choked with the carcasses of dead extremist imams.]
Yes. And it should be very obvious that the CIA is doing it. No imam should feel safe in this world who condones violence.
He may have been turned. He could have become our double agent.
But I really, really hope we finally grew a pair and started a new Phoenix Program. That would be more effective than double agents.
Guys on motorcycles...Hell's Angel's maybe??
They don't want him to talk?
Hmmm. So the Arabs have found out what tires are for. Getting close to being considered civilized, even though coming up with an invention that serves the interest of humanity might help.
Reagan spent a lot of money on them. I would really like to see some of our space based weapons used to crisp 10 ft x 10 ft areas occupied by people deserving of "crisping"
I guess this would be described as a ride-by shooting...
One more turd flushed down the toilet.
Kill the scumbags!
motorcycles are dangerous..
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