Reply #4: Convoy of Islamists heading to US airstrike site stopped [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Convoy of Islamists heading to US airstrike site stopped
- By Riaz Khan

Yukka Ghund (Pakistan) Jan. 23: Pakistani authorities stopped 2,000 strong convoy of hardline Islamists heading for the scene of a US missile attack, an official said on Monday.

They were heading to Damadola to protest the airstrike that killed 13 people there in a failed attempt to target Al Qaeda’s No. 2 man. Hundreds of armed tribal policemen erected barricades and told the protesters to return.

"We have instructions from the government that these political leaders should not be allowed to go to Bajur," said Mr Mohammed Jamil, the region’s top government official.
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