KARACHI: 52 cellphones, 7 cars stolen

Published December 15, 2006

KARACHI, Dec 14: At least 52 cellphones, seven cars and 17 motorcycles were taken away by bandits in different parts of the city on Thursday. Police officials said 15 mobile phones were reported snatched at gunpoint and 32 cellphones were stolen while five handsets were reported missing on Thursday.

The police also said two cars were snatched and five were stolen while 10 motorcycles were snatched at gunpoint and seven were reported stolen.

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