Identifier
Created
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07ISLAMABAD3290
2007-07-30 12:39:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Islamabad
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UNCLAS ISLAMABAD 003290
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PK PREL ASEC
SUBJECT: RED MOSQUE UPDATE - JULY 30, 2007
REF: ISLAMABAD 03269 AND PREVIOUS
UNCLAS ISLAMABAD 003290
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PK PREL ASEC
SUBJECT: RED MOSQUE UPDATE - JULY 30, 2007
REF: ISLAMABAD 03269 AND PREVIOUS
¶1. (SBU) The Government of Pakistan closed the Red Mosque
indefinitely on Friday, July 27 following the re-occupation
of the compound by unarmed students and a suicide bombing at
nearby Aapbara Market (reftel). An investigation into the
bombing has so far turned up few leads on the bomber's
identity, but it appears police at the restaurant were the
primary target. (Note: Restaurants in the G-6 sector are
turning away police out of fear other targeted bombings will
follow. End Note.) The government's Capital Development
Authority is once again painting the mosque white and beige
and has renamed it the "Central Mosque." On July 28 Prime
Minister Shaukat Aziz met with family members of some of the
students who have been missing since the government's
operation against the mosque and promised the government
would help find the students.
PATTERSON