Snipers fire on Pakistani PM´s motorcade

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Source: CCTV.com | 09-04-2008 09:13

Snipers fired on a motorcade for Pakistan's prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani while it was on its way to the airport to pick him up. Investigators say at least two bullets hit his vehicle.

Meanwhile, Taliban militants operating in Pakistan have claimed responsibility for firing at the motorcade of Gillani. Local TV channels quote Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan, who said that such attacks would be carried out on government leaders in future.

Pakistani Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani,  pictured here in August, 2008. Pakistan  Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani escaped  an apparent assassination attempt on  Wednesday when his car was struck by two  bullets fired by unknown assailants,  officials said.(AFP/File/Raveendran)

Neither Gilani or his staff were in the black Mercedes limousine at the time of the apparent assassination attempt. It took place on the main highway linking Islamabad with the nearby city of Rawalpindi.