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Two get death sentence for Karachi
bombing
A Pakistan court convicted and sentenced to death two tribal militants
yesterday for a 2005 car bombing which killed four people near a
state-run petroleum company's office, a prosecutor said.
Aziz Khan and Mohammad Mengla, said to be linked to Baloch rebels, were
accused in the November 15, 2005 blast near the office of the Pakistan
Petroleum Limited, which oversees oil and gas exploration across the
country.
Police have said the men belonged to the Balochistan Liberation Army, a
guerrilla group which claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Judge Haq Nawaz at the city's anti-terrorism court found the men guilty
of involvement in the blast. "They are sentenced to death," said Mazhar
Qayyum, a public prosecutor. He provided no further details. Defence
lawyer M.R. Syed said the defendants would appeal. 1.6.07 |
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