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Bombing Suspect Arrested in Pakistan
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=FCBDE7:3919ACA President Pervez
Musharraf announced arrest; Tuesday's car bombing attack killed 3
people, injured 22 others





President Pervez Musharraf Pakistan has arrested a suspect in
Tuesday's deadly car bombing attack in the southern city of Karachi.
The attack killed three people and injured 22 others. The
investigation is focusing on tribal rebels from Baluchistan,
Pakistan's poorest province.

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf announced the arrest in a news
conference Wednesday.

"The man who did it, we have arrested," he said. "But we are trying to
get more: who is he representing really and what was his motivation."

The president said several other people also are being questioned but
provided no additional details.

However, police say the investigation is focusing on the Baluchistan
Liberation Army, a militant group that initially claimed
responsibility for the bombing.

The group is demanding greater control over valuable natural gas
deposits in Baluchistan province and is behind a number of small
rocket attacks there.







Pakistani police and paramilitary officers remove a dead body after a
bomb blast outside a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in
KarachiOfficials in Karachi say Tuesday's bomb was hidden in a car
parked outside a building housing the offices of the state-run oil
company, Pakistan Petroleum and a fast-food restaurant on the ground
floor.

The blast gutted the KFC restaurant and destroyed several nearby cars.

The attack has also sparked security concerns across the country as
the government prepares for some high-profile international events.

Later this week, delegates from around the world, including U.N.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, will meet in the capital to discuss
funding for earthquake relief operations.

President Musharraf is seeking $5.2 billion from international donors.

And in a few weeks the English cricket team is scheduled to visit
Karachi where it will play a one-day test match against Pakistan's
national team.


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