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| Twin blasts a warning from militants against Waziristan operation |
| 2014-05-26 |
| [DAWN] The two explosions in the capital city early Saturday were described as a warning from militant outfits against the military operation in North Waziristan. A senior police official on the condition of anonymity told Dawn that the explosions were carried out to create panic and terrorise the citizens. "It was a warning from the militants affiliated with terrorist outfits," he added. "The terrorists wanted to warn the government to get ready for more brutal acts of terrorism in the city against the killing in North Waziristan by security forces," the official said, adding warning in such a way was never given in the past. Besides, evidence collected from one of the blast sites showed that it was a booby trap which was never used in the capital before. "It is difficult to defuse a booby trap as it goes off when someone touches it." The official said the modus operandi used in carrying out the two blasts suggested that they were prepared by a same group. One person was killed and another injured in one of the blasts. In both the incidents, improvise explosive devices carrying low density materials weighing one to two kilogrammes were used, the police said, adding there were no pellets, ball bearings or shrapnels attached with the IED. The bombs exploded at Super Market and G-9 Markaz at round 2:15am and 3:40am respectively. The first blast took place in a parking area in the Super Market in which a man was killed and another injured. The police said the watchman of a jewellery shop found an abandoned shopper in the parking lot. When the watchman touched the shopper with his foot, the device concealed inside it went off ripping his leg part. |
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