Pakistan 'nuclear' kidnap foiled
Monday, 15 January 2007
Police in north-west Pakistan say they have foiled a bid to abduct six officials working for the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC). Police say the gang seized the staff south of Peshawar late on Sunday, but were stopped at a security checkpoint.
Three would-be kidnappers were shot dead in the gunfight, while two others were arrested. Police say they have yet to establish a motive. PAEC set up an office in the area after high-grade uranium was discovered.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6264173.stm
City Bomb Defused In North-west Pakistan
January 15th 2007
Security agencies defused a time bomb near the parliament of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in the city of Peshawar, news reports said Monday.
The 1.5-kilogramme improvised explosive device wrapped in a grocery bag was found Sunday outside the meteorological office by the parliament building, local police chief Saad Khan told the Dawn newspaper.
The bomb was removed by disposal experts, preventing an act of sabotage by "terrorists" to disturb peace in the provincial capital, Khan said. Nine explosions hit Peshawar in recent months, including a suicide attack. The NWFP government led by opposition parties has accused the country's intelligence agencies of trying to destabilize the province.
http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_9105-City-Bomb-Defused-In-North-west-Pakistan.html
Let's hope they get all the info they need from the two remaining live kidnappers to see how large this group really is and who all is connected to it. (re Pakistan kidnap attempt)
Adding this link/threat to your post in no. 828:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1768197/posts
"Four Pakistan Atomic Commission Officials Abducted Near Afghan Border"
India-defence ^