Four-member committee to probe Pakistan bombings

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IANS Islamabad
Last Updated : Sep 23 2013 | 4:16 PM IST

A four-member committee has been formed to probe the deadly suicide bombings near a church in Peshawar Sunday, that killed 81 people and injured 150 others, police said Monday.

The committee would probe the incident from different angles and bring the culprits to justice, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.

Ismail Khattak, a senior police officer in Peshawar, said a four-member committee has been formed comprising senior police officers to investigate the church attack case with different angles.

He said a new security plan has been prepared for protection of churches and other holy places of minorities.

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First Published: Sep 23 2013 | 4:12 PM IST

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