3 in plot against leader sentenced
Three militants were sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting to kill Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in a failed car bombing in 2002. Judges said the car did not explode as Musharraf’s convoy passed in Karachi because a remote control device malfunctioned, according to state prosecutor Naimat Randhawa.
The men were from the outlawed Harkat-ul-Mujahedin al-Almi militant group.
The court action came as the president said he had ordered troops to shoot anyone trying to disrupt Feb. 18 elections.
Pakistan has seen a surge in deadly bombings blamed on Muslim extremists. Some officials have said the attacks are aimed at derailing the vote.
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