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Official: Bomb could have struck Pakistan leadership
Monday, September 22, 2008 | No comments posted.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A top Pakistani official says the country’s leadership was due to dine at the luxury hotel devastated in a weekend bombing, but changed venue at the last minute.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Pakistan’s top Taliban commander said the militant leader played no role in the attack, which killed 53 people at the favorite expatriate gathering spot.
Interior Ministry Chief Rehman Malik did not specify why the prime minister and president decided to move the Saturday event to the premier’s house but said the decision was kept secret.
Suspicion has fallen on al-Qaida or the Pakistani Taliban in the blast.
But Amir Mohammad, an aide to militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, said he was not involved and shared the nation’s grief.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Pakistan’s top Taliban commander said the militant leader played no role in the attack, which killed 53 people at the favorite expatriate gathering spot.
Interior Ministry Chief Rehman Malik did not specify why the prime minister and president decided to move the Saturday event to the premier’s house but said the decision was kept secret.
Suspicion has fallen on al-Qaida or the Pakistani Taliban in the blast.
But Amir Mohammad, an aide to militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, said he was not involved and shared the nation’s grief.
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