Terrorism in Pakistan

Roma man shot dead in Thessaloniki had long criminal record, says police

A 60-year-old man shot dead by two assailants in a Roma settlement in Dendropotamo, near Thessalonikion Thursday had a long criminal record, police revealed.

The Roma man was shot by two Georgians in his home shortly before 10 a.m.

Neighbors then opened fire on the two gunmen, injuring them.

Pakistan court orders police to charge ex-CIA station chief

Islamabad's High Court on Thursday ordered police to press charges against the CIA's former station chief for murder, conspiracy and waging war against Pakistan.
      
Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui issued the orders following a 2010 court petition by drone activist Kareem Khan, whose brother and teenage son were killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan tribal district.

Former Pakistani President Escapes Assassination Attempt

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has survived an assassination attempt after his convoy escaped a blast in the city of Islamabad, Thursday.

The politician who was returning from a hospital, where he had been treated for heart problems since January, was not hurt in the attack, Itar-Tass reports.

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