Benazir Bhutto attack suspect freed on bail
KARACHI, March 26 (AFP): An alleged Al-Qaeda militant detained over the bombing of Benazir Bhutto’s homecoming parade which killed 139 people was freed on bail, police said on Wednesday. A court freed Qari Saifullah Akhtar, accused by the former premier of plotting against her in a book published after her assassination in December, was released because of a lack of evidence. “The court granted bail to Qari Saifullah after the police failed to produce evidence against him,” police investigator Nawaz Ranjha told AFP. The court ordered police to produce evidence as soon as possible, he said. A court official said police had suggested releasing Akhtar with the intention of re-arresting him later. “The police in its report to the judge proposed that Akhtar be released on a personal bond at this point of time as the police have not enough evidence material to present a charge-sheet against him. The police said the suspect would again be arrested when adequate evidence material was gathered,” he said. (Posted @ 17:45 PST)