Suicide attackers in Rawalpindi for Bhutto rally, say police

Suicide bombers have infiltrated the northern Pakistani city of Rawalpindi where former premier Benazir Bhutto...

Suicide bombers have infiltrated the northern Pakistani city of Rawalpindi where former premier Benazir Bhutto plans a protest this week against a state of Emergency, police said on Thursday.

“We have very specific intelligence reports that suicide bombers have entered Rawalpindi,” city police chief Saud Aziz told AFP.Aziz said up to eight bombers may be in the city and could “target big gatherings and kill innocent people.”

Police have informed Bhutto “there are serious threats from the bombers,” he added.

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“The situation is very serious, especially in Rawalpindi where we recently had two suicide attacks.”

Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has vowed to hold a protest in Rawalpindi tomorrow against President Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of a state of Emergency.

Two suicide bombers targeted Bhutto’s homecoming rally from exile on October 18 in Karachi, killing 139 people and wounding more than 300.

The Rawalpindi police chief reiterated today that the party would not be allowed to stage the meeting.

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“We are very clear on it. We have not permitted them to hold any public meeting in Rawalpindi. We have informed them in writing,”he said.

“There is an Emergency in the country and there are security concerns,” he said, adding that he hoped her party would not attempt to defy the restrictions.“If they defy them, the law will take its own course,” he warned.

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