LDALL ATTACK 3

LDALL ATTACK 3

Amjad Farooqi is a militant who rose to prominence
after the 9/11 terror attacks in the US. He has been linked to
the abduction and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter
Daniel Pearl's and attempts on Musharraf's life.

A resident of southern Punjab, Farooqi is believed to
have close ties with the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammed and
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.

The terrorists tried to gain entry to the heavily
fortified military facility by using a street that connects
the Mall Road, one of Rawalpindi's main thoroughfares, to the
General Headquarters.

An eyewitness told TV news channels that he had seen
at least six gunmen in the van used by the terrorists.

Earlier, dozens of army commandos in black uniforms
and wearing body armour cordoned off the area around the
General Headquarters, where traffic came to a standstill after
the firing began.

Several army helicopters hovered over the area. All
roads leading to the army headquarters were sealed and
only ambulances and vehicles of rescue services were allowed
to enter the area.

TV channels beamed deferred footage from the scene as
they believed aides of the terrorists could be monitoring the
coverage.

Observers said the attack showed that the
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan still had the capability to strike
at high-value targets despite the success of military
operations against militants in the northwestern Swat valley.
PTI RHL
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