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India-Pakistan

'Bomber' held in Bara

2008-09-28

Activists of a Bara-based militant organisation detained a would-be suicide bomber in Khyber Agency on Saturday. Amr Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar spokesman Munsif Khan said the would-be bomber was being trained for a suicide attack planned for Eid. The spokesman said an explosive-laden delivery van was also seized. Separately, one Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) activist was killed and three others injured in a clash.

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India-Pakistan

Haji Namdar beyond all cares and woe

2008-08-14

A spokesman says unknown gunmen have shot dead a leader of an outlawed Pakistani militant group in the country's volatile northwest. The attackers burst into the headquarters of the Vice and Virtue Movement in the Khyber tribal region on Wednesday morning and shot dead its leader Haji Namdar. Namdar's spokesman Munsaf Khan says supporters of the organization captured two suspects after the shooting, but it is too early to say who is behind the attack. They're still being skinned... The Vice and Virtue Movement was banned in June when security forces launched an operation to curb the growing influence of Islamic militant groups in Khyber, amid concern they threatened the main northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar. More detail, from Pak Daily Times The head of a local vigilante organisation was shot dead on Wednesday. Amr Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar>Amr Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar chief Haji Namdar was delivering his routine sermon for his FM radio channel from a mosque in Bar Kambarkhel when an unidentified man shot and killed him. The attacker was captured by Namdar's supporters. The executive body of the organisation named Haji Hukam Khan as the new chief of the group. Namdar was laid to rest in Karawal. Media coverage of his funeral was not allowed due to security reasons.

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Maulvi Omar escapes Bara blast

2008-07-01

Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar reportedly escaped unhurt from an explosion at a militant compound in Bara, even as security forces continued patrolling on the third day of a government offensive intended to restore the writ of the state in the Khyber Agency. The explosion, which killed at least seven people and wounded another nine, targeted a compound owned by a supporter of Haji Namdar, chief of the Amr Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar. Namdar’s spokesman Munsif Khan Afridi told Daily Times that Maulvi Omar had been in the compound in an attempt to arrange reconciliation between Haji Namdar and Baitullah Mehsud. Omar escaped unhurt, he added. A press release issued by the Khyber Agency political agent said that an inquiry had been initiated to ascertain the actual facts of the explosion, as security forces had not fired on the said building. Missile attack: However, a senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity that the destruction of the house “was part of the ongoing operation. Our ground forces were involved.” Similarly, Namdar told AFP: “It looked like a guided missile strike. It could have been the work of both Pakistani and NATO forces. We will take revenge.” The attack on the compound came a day after the federal government banned three Bara-based militant groups — Lashkar-e-Islam, Ansarul Islam and Amr Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar. Several locals said they had heard the sound of a hovering aircraft minutes before the attack. According to AP, locals said eight people had been killed. Calm: Meanwhile, conditions in Bara have started to return to normal on the third day of operations. Most shops reopened and there were signs of resistance to the government action. Despite the blast, most people were calm and did not seem overly concerned.

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Warlord's men detain would-be bomber

2008-06-23

Armed men of a tribal warlord detained a suspected would-be suicide bomber in the Jamrud area of the Khyber Agency on Sunday and took him to an undisclosed location. Local people identified a suspicious youth, and informed the political administration, sources told Daily Times. A Daily Times correspondent, who was present at the scene, witnessed the would-be bomber warn the khasadar force against arresting him. Meanwhile, armed men in pickup trucks belonging to warlord Haji Namdar, who leads the local Amr Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar, reached the scene and held talks with the would-be bomber for two hours. Following negotiations, they took the youth with them to an undisclosed location.

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