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| May 10, 2010 | Pak man with batteries, electrical circuit hidden in shoes arrested at Karachi airport | | Karachi: A suspected bomber was arrested at the Jinnah International Airport here after batteries and electrical circuits were found concealed in his shoes after a thorough check-up following a scanner alarm. The man identified as Faiz Mohammad, 30, was scheduled to board a Thai International Airlines flight, No TG-507 for Muscat, The Nation reports. Confirming
the arrest, an airport security force official said Mohammed, who holds a diploma
in civil engineering, was apprehended while he was being scanned at the airport
before boarding the flight. The scanner sounded an alarm following which a suspicious
object was detected hidden in his shoes. During physical frisking, a device, fixed
to his shoes, was recovered, which included four live batteries and a circuit
with a switch, the official said. Initial investigations have revealed that Mohammed
hails from Manshera region of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and was
employed in a construction company in Muscat. He had returned to Pakistan to get
his visa renewed. | |
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