Rangers raid: Suspect involved in attack on Justice Baqir killed
Rangers personnel conduct raid in Lyari on a tip-off, Rangers official was injured during the raid as well.
A file photo of Rangers personnel. PHOTO: APP/FILE
The raid was conducted on a tip-off in the Lyari area of the city. The suspect, identified as Qari Noshad, opened fired at the Rangers officials while trying to escape, resulting in one of the officials getting injured. In retaliatory firing by Rangers personnel Noshad was shot dead.
On 26 June last year, a bomb blast in Karachi had injured Justice Baqir and killed eight security personnel. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the attack.
Rangers recovered a large cache of weapons and hand grenades from the suspect's possession. The weapons included six rockets and a rocket launcher.
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