Firing at Falaknuma: Home guard killed
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

PV: Two gunmen from a previously unknown outfit, Tehrik-e-Galba Islam, opened fire at two unarmed policemen, killing a home guard and injuring a constable near Falaknuma palace in Hyderabad on Monday evening, sending the police into a tizzy. The attack occurred on the second anniversary of the Macca Masjid blast of May 18, 2007. A pamphlet left behind by the gunmen claimed that the attack was to avenge the death of five protestors in police firing that took place immediately after the blasts.