Video: Suicide attack at Islamabad Shiite Ali Ibn Abi Talib mosque foiled; bomber gunned down

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Here is the Video footage of a failed attempt of suicide bombing at Jamia Mosque Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, in Barakahu, Islamabad, while prayers were in progress. CCTV footage shows that the assailant was walking on a path that leads to the mosque from Attal Chowk. As he neared the mosque, he took out a pistol and started firing, forcing people to flee the area. The bomber then ran through the narrow streets leading up to the mosque while brandishing the weapon.There are two guards following him. One of them sneaks into a house, probably to take refuge, but the other one responds to the call of his duty and continues to follow the terrorist. The guard is finally able to reach the terrorist soon after the terrorist enters the mosque and is able to gun him down before the terrorist can explode his jacket. Hence, a major terrorism attempt was foiled by a conscientious and brave private security guard. The pictures here show the terrorist’s body lying in the main hall of the mosque. It is interesting to note that the government’s much touted ‘heavy deployment’ of security agencies is nowhere to be seen in the video. In fact there is no policeman in sight. Subsequent to the incident SSP Islamabad Dr Rizwan has suspended six officials including the SHO of Barakahu Abid Hussain and a probe has been launched into the matter. Luckily these suspensions don’t come after a heavy loss of life, as they usually do in the Islamic Republic. However, what more can we expect from a Police force which is not even able to save its own personnel as evinced by the attack in Quetta just a couple of days of earlier. In fact the spate of attacks across the country in the past few days and the conquest of DI Khan jail by the terrorists reek of a complete security breakdown in the country.  </body> </html>