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January 6, 2011

Pakistani Guards Questioned over Assassination of Governor 
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Pakistani police have detained six more security guards for questioning
in the assassination of Salmaan Taseer, governor of Punjab province. One
of Taseer's own guards, Malik Mumtaz Qadri, has admitted shooting the
governor. But there are now reports that other guards may have known
about the attack but decided not to act. The assassination has raised
new concerns about the extent that Islamist groups have infiltrated
Pakistan's security forces.



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