RAWALPINDI: Some parts of the grenade hurled on a police check post in Sadiqabad on Wednesday revealed that the device was Russian made, a bomb disposal expert said He said though the footages from the Close Circuit Television (CCTV) camera installed at a nearby snooker club were blur, three persons on a could be seen on a motorcycle throwing a hand grenade on the police post and speeding away.

Four people, including a police quami razakar (PQR), were injured in the attack. The police post was established a week ago in the area.

Two of the injured, including Nabeel Ahmed, whose left leg has been amputated, were still being treated at Benazir Bhutto Hospital.

A senior police official said vendors and Afghan nationals in the area were not comfortable with the police post but added it was too early to say that they were behind the attack.

The police officer said some suspects had been picked up for questioning.

Published in Dawn, June 28th , 2014

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