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Saturday, May 28, 2011
PNS Mehran airbase assault
Police get forensic report on used weapons
By Atif Raza
KARACHI: Sindh police on Friday received a forensic report on the weapons used in the recent PNS Mehran airbase attack.
According to police sources, the terrorists fired seven rockets in the attack, out of which five hit their targets. The terrorists also used Russian-made weapons, including LMGs, SMGs and kalashnikovs in the attack, they said.
The sources further said that the weapons were made in 2004 and the bullets in 2008. The report further revealed that the gun-battle between the security forces and the terrorists took place in the range of 80 to 100 meters. The sources further said that there was no breakthrough in an investigation, as the CCTV footages were still not provided.
They said that the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) had made six arrests at various parts of the metropolis, and added, the persons, who were detained from Korangi and other parts of the metropolis, were shifted to unknown place for interrogation. However, the officials in police department denied the said arrests.
The sources said that LEAs had also arrested a man who was the close aide of Dr Usman, who was involved in GHQ attack, from the Karachi airport, but the police had also denied any arrest from the Karachi airport.
When SIO Shahrah-e-Faisal Sajjad Ali was approached, he refused to comment on the issue.
DIG investigation Iftikhar Tarrar confirmed that they had received a forensic report on the weapons used in the PNS Mehran airbase assault. He said the ethnicity of the terrorists, which was not confirmed yet, could only be made through a DNA report.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk