Accused of attacking Saudi Consulate held

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Police have arrested four accused involved in attacking Saudi Consulate in Karachi.

20 November,2011 06:20 pm

The crime branch of Karachi police has arrested four members of a banned outfit, who were involved in a grenade attack on the Saudi Consulate in Karachi.One of the members of the outfit was injured and arrested during a shootout in another incident.According to the SSP crime branch Farooq Awan the police conducted a raid in the Eid Gah area and arrested three suspects named, Zaki, Mohsin and Muhammad Ali Kazmi. During the interrogation, the arrested suspects confessed their links with a banned outfit and admitted attacking the Saudi embassy.During interrogation, they pointed out one of their accomplice in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. The police arrested injured Asif alias Munna after a shootout in the area. The wounded culprit was shifted to a hospital.