Suspects in Dec. 15 Rocket Attack Held

ISLAMABAD,29 December 2005 — Pakistani officials announced yesterday the capture of suspects involved in the Dec. 15 rocket attack at a rally where President Pervez Musharraf was scheduled to speak.

Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Sherpao said at a press conference that an undisclosed number of suspects had been arrested and were “facing initial interrogations.”

“In a well-planned move, security agents tracked down the culprits and swiftly arrested them without firing a single bullet,” said Sherpao, adding that the suspects had been detained in Balochistan province.

“We busted a few camps of the militants and recovered huge quantities of arms and ammunition,” said the minister, claming that there are no more rebel camps in Balochistan.