Thursday, December 27, 2007

Three shot dead at Nawaz Sharif's poll rally

ISLAMABAD: At least three people were shot dead and several wounded at an election campaign rally for former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, police said.

"There are three dead and others are wounded," senior Islamabad police official Syed Kalim Imam said.

Security agencies in Pakistan had been put on high alert following an intelligence report that terrorists may strike in the city and target top politicians and religious leaders.

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