Witnesses identify six suspects in Karachi arson

A fireman extinguishes fire on a building which was set ablaze by an angry mob a day earlier in reaction to a bomb attack on a Shia procession in Karachi, December 29, 2009. — Reuters

KARACHI: Witnesses identified at least six suspects in connection with the arson attacks in Karachi.

Following the devastating Ashura blast on Karachi’s Mohammad Ali Jinnah road which claimed the lives of 43 people, police arrested 10 people suspected of being involved in the ensuing arson.

After initial investigations, Karachi police released four of the suspects, but detained the remaining six for further interrogation.

The six were presented before the Anti-Terrorism Court, where they were identified by witnesses of the attack. — DawnNews