Crime Watch – Newsletter for November 30, 2010

Six die in Pakistan suicide blast (Second Lead)

ISLAMABAD – At least six people were killed and 20 injured Tuesday when a suicide attacker targeted a police van in Bannu district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The police mobile van was on patrolling duty around 8.45 a.m. when the suicide bomber approached the vehicle and blew himself up.
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Suicide bombing kills at least six in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – A suicide bombing Tuesday killed at least six people, including a baby and a policeman, in north-western Pakistan, officials said.

The bomber blew himself up near a police van on patrol in a furniture market in the Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtukhwa province.
Qazi Fayazuddin, a senior medical officer at the hospital in the …. Read the original article  : Suicide bombing kills at least six in Pakistan.

Terrorist arrested for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore

LAHORE – A key terror suspect has been arrested for his involvement in the March 2009 brazen attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore that left six players injured and six escorting policemen dead.

Express Tribune Tuesday quoted police officials as confirming the arrest of Qari Abdul Wahab, alias Umar alias Farhan alias … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Terrorist arrested for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore.

Two die in Pakistan blast

ISLAMABAD – At least two people were killed Tuesday when a powerful explosion tore through a police station in Bannu in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The blast took place at the police station near Melad Park in Bannu district, Geo News quoted sources as saying. The death toll may rise, police said.
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Taliban demands Pakistan minister step down

ISLAMABAD – The Taliban has demanded Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi step down, a media report said Monday.

Kazmi told Dunya TV Monday Taliban militants had written a letter to him demanding he step down as a federal minister. They also threatened in the letter of dire consequences in case of non-compliance, he …. Read the original article  : Taliban demands Pakistan minister step down.

Six NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

KABUL – Six NATO soldiers were killed Monday when a man dressed in police uniform opened fire during a training session in eastern Afghanistan, reports Xinhua.

Six NATO soldiers and the attacker were killed, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement. A probe has been ordered.
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Two suspected LeT militants nabbed in Thane

MUMBAI – Maharashtra Police’s Anti-Terrorist Squad has nabbed two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives from a mall in Thane city, a senior official said Monday.

The arrests of the duo – both from Jammu and Kashmir – were made Nov 15 from the mall near Kapurbawdi area of the city, ATS chief Rakesh Maria said here.
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Gyaneshwari accident: CBI submits charge sheet

KOLKATA – The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday submitted its charge sheet to a court in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express accident, holding the pro-Maoist tribal Peoples’ Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) responsible for the crash in which 148 people were killed.

The CBI, which took over the case from the state police’s Criminal …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Gyaneshwari accident: CBI submits charge sheet.

Drone victim in Pakistan demands compensation from US

ISLAMABAD – A resident of North Waziristan, affected by US drone attacks in Pakistans tribal region, has sent a legal notice to US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and CIA chief Leon Panetta for Rs. 500 million in compensation for the deaths of two of his family members.

Addressing a press conference here Monday afternoon, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Drone victim in Pakistan demands compensation from US.

Pakistani drone victim demands compensation from US

ISLAMABAD – A US drone attack victim in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region has sent a legal notice to US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and CIA chief Leon Panetta demanding compensation worth Rs.500 million.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad Monday afternoon, the complainant Karim Khan said that “a drone attack at his house … Read more : Pakistani drone victim demands compensation from US.

Kandhamal people fear Maoist attack

BHUBANESWAR – People in parts of Orissa’s communally sensitive Kandhamal district remained indoors Monday fearing a Maoist attack, two days after the rebels blew up an ambulance killing all its five occupants in the area, police said.

The landmine blast took place Saturday night in a hilly and forested area near Brahmanigaon village, some 350 … Original source on Gaea Times at : Kandhamal people fear Maoist attack.