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Macedonia sees possible al-Qaeda hand in consulate attack
Skopje, Dec 05: A Pakistani faction of Osama bin Laden`s al-Qaeda network could be responsible for a `terrorist attack` on the Macedonian consulate in Karachi, the Macedonian foreign ministry here said today.
Skopje, Dec 05: A Pakistani faction of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network could be responsible for a "terrorist attack" on the Macedonian consulate in Karachi, the Macedonian foreign ministry here said today.
A ministry statement condemned the bombing and murder of
three Pakistanis in an overnight attack in the Karachi
consulate in southern Pakistan and demanded stepped up
security for its consul, Bilal Qureshi.
"The terrorist act was performed very professionally,"
the ministry said, adding that unconfirmed information
indicated a "Pakistani faction of al-Qaeda could be behind the
attack".
Bureau Report