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06-10-03, 15:28
Pakistani Sunni militant 'killed'
Pakistani Sunni militant leader Maulana Azam Tariq has been shot dead in the capital, Islamabad, according to his supporters.
They say he was among five people killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was attacked by gunmen on the outskirts of the city on Monday.
Mr Tariq was the head of the Sunni militant group Sipah-e-Sahaba and a member of Parliament.
No group has said it carried out the attack, but analysts say Mr Tariq had many enemies.
He was jailed during a government crackdown on Muslim militants in 2001, but won a seat in parliament while still in prison in October 2002.
Mr Tariq was later released, after a court ruled that the government had not produced enough evidence to hold him.
Sipah-e-Sahaba has been blamed for more than 400 killings in sectarian violence in Pakistan in recent years.
Most of the victims have been rival Shia Muslims.
The latest killings follows an upsurge in sectarian violence in Pakistan.
On Friday, seven people were killed in an attack against a bus carrying Shias in Karachi.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3168180.stm
Dat sektarisch geweld plan lukt aardig. Eens kijken hoelang Musharraf de touwtjes nog in handen kan houden.
Pakistani Sunni militant leader Maulana Azam Tariq has been shot dead in the capital, Islamabad, according to his supporters.
They say he was among five people killed when the vehicle they were travelling in was attacked by gunmen on the outskirts of the city on Monday.
Mr Tariq was the head of the Sunni militant group Sipah-e-Sahaba and a member of Parliament.
No group has said it carried out the attack, but analysts say Mr Tariq had many enemies.
He was jailed during a government crackdown on Muslim militants in 2001, but won a seat in parliament while still in prison in October 2002.
Mr Tariq was later released, after a court ruled that the government had not produced enough evidence to hold him.
Sipah-e-Sahaba has been blamed for more than 400 killings in sectarian violence in Pakistan in recent years.
Most of the victims have been rival Shia Muslims.
The latest killings follows an upsurge in sectarian violence in Pakistan.
On Friday, seven people were killed in an attack against a bus carrying Shias in Karachi.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3168180.stm
Dat sektarisch geweld plan lukt aardig. Eens kijken hoelang Musharraf de touwtjes nog in handen kan houden.