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A senior Islamic militant who fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan has been arrested in connection with dozens of religiously-motivated killings in Pakistan. Hafiz Mohammed Ashfaq of the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militant group was taken into custody in the village of Badh Ber in the North West Frontier Province. A spokesman said he had been hiding in the region since returning from neighbouring Afghanistan where he fought against US-backed forces.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani officials suspect that Friday’s attack outside the US consulate in Karachi was carried out by a freshly minted coalition of militant organisations drawn from the remnants of extremist groups scattered during a crackdown Musharraf ordered earlier this year. The new coalition of militant groups is called Lashkar-e-Omar, formed by guerrilla fighters in January after leaders of several extremist groups had been arrested. According to the Pakistani officials, Lashkar-e-Omar was formed by the survivors of three militant Islamic groups targeted by Musharraf: Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad and the Sunni Muslim group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. The officials said the three Islamic groups, as well...

Not for commercial use. Solely to be used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. Samples of explosives used in bus attack sent for tests amid speculation bomber wanted to copy 1993 World Trade Center blast ZARAR KHAN; Associated Press Writer AP Worldstream May 16, 2002 Thursday 9:13 AM Eastern Time Authorities investigating last week's bombing that killed 14 people, including 11 French engineers, have sent samples to a foreign lab to determine its origin, amid speculation the suicide bomber may have wanted to copy the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, police said Thursday. Authorities suspected it might...