Pakistan’s President Gen Musharraf survives Assassination attempt

by Infidelesto on July 6, 2007 · Comments

From the Telegraph 

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Pakistan’s president, Pervez Musharraf, survived an apparent assassination attempt yesterday after his aircraft was fired on, raising fears for Pakistan’s stability amid increasing Islamist threats.

Gen Musharraf’s plane was shot at as it left the Chaklala military airbase in Rawalpindi, a garrison town outside the capital, Islamabad.

Almost immediately security forces surrounded a nearby house, arrested one man and recovered a 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun and a 7.62mm machinegun from the roof.  read the rest

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