Information About Incident 66499-135342-343323 in Gujrat Pakistan

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Suspected Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants on November 19 killed a senior Shia university director, Syed Shabir Hussain Shah, along with his driver in an apparent sectarian attack in Gujrat town of same District in Punjab, reports Daily Times.

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• Meta Location: LeJ Gujrat Punjab
• Matched District: Gujrat
• Actgroup: kill
• Actor: Lashkar - e - Jhangvi ( LeJ ) militants
• Subject: a senior Shia university director

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Suspected Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants on November 19 killed a senior Shia university director, Syed Shabir Hussain Shah, along with his driver in an apparent sectarian attack in Gujrat town of same District in Punjab, reports Daily Times. Syed Shabir Hussain Shah, director of student affairs at Gujrat University, was killed while on his way to the campus. Gunmen riding a motorbike sprayed bullets on his vehicle when he was about to reach the university in (the) morning. His driver was also killed in the attack, District Police Chief Ali Nasir Rizvi said. He had barely turned the corner of his house when he was attacked, said Policeman Amir Malik. We found a note at the scene of Shah s death which read: This is retaliation for Rawalpindi , Deputy Superintendent of Police Manzoor Malik said, referring to the clashes in Rawalpindi over the weekend in which eight people were killed. The note was signed, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi .

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