Pakistan: 26/11 mastermind's close aide reportedly shot dead in Karachi
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One of the most prominent leaders of Pakistan's terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Mufti Qaiser Farooq, was reportedly shot dead by unknown individuals in Pakistan's Karachi. According to Pakistan's news outlet Dawn, police sources revealed that the 30-year-old LeT terrorist was shot in a "targeted attack" on Saturday near a religious institution in the Samanabad area of Karachi.
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Farooq reportedly shot in the back, died in hospital
Farooq, one of the founding members of LeT, suffered bullet wounds in the back and was moved to a hospital, where he allegedly died during treatment. It should also be noted that the 30-year-old is widely renowned for being a close aide to the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Hafiz Saeed.
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CCTV footage of Farooq's alleged killing
CCTV footage of the alleged assassination of the wanted terrorist has now gone viral on social media. In the video, people can be seen running for cover as soon as gunshots are fired. The man who was shot, identified by many as Farooq, immediately falls to the ground. Furthermore, reports claimed that a 10-year-old was injured in the attack as well.
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TW: Viral video showing Farooq being shot
Most wanted terrorist Mufti Qaiser Farooq close to Hafiz Saeed has been shot dead by unknown people in Pakistan pic.twitter.com/1tGXfWgP8i
— Lucky chaudhary (@Luckych27) October 1, 2023
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Shooting occurred a week after Saeed's son went missing
Reports also claimed that the alleged killing of Farooq in Karachi comes just a few days after the LeT chief's son, Kamaluddin Saeed, went missing. According to the news outlet Free Press Journal, Kamaluddin was abducted in Peshawar on Tuesday by miscreants who came in a car. Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has so far been unable to locate him.
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The 26/11 attacks were a series of terrorist attacks that occurred in Mumbai in November 2008. Ten trained LeT militants, who arrived by sea route, carried out 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks around Mumbai over the course of four days. The attacks claimed the lives of 175 people, including nine of the terrorists, and injured almost 300 more.