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ISLAMABAD, JUL 6 Militants appeared to have targeted Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today when they fired several rounds from light machine and anti-aircraft guns from a house top in Rawalpidi at the flight path he took.
The Defence Ministry, however, strongly denied reports carried by television channels that the President's plane was attacked.
Unidentified militants fired several rounds from a light machine gun and two anti-aircraft guns fixed on the roof top of a house located near the Chaklala military airbase in Rawalpindi from where the President's plane took off for Balochistan.
Musharraf reached Turbat town in Balochistan, which was hit by heavy rains and floods this week, to supervise relief operations.
Police took into custody a man namely 'Ghaffar', a property dealer who had rented the house to some people. One of his associates was also arrested. The house owner too was detained for questioning.
Journalists, who visited the house from where the firing was resorted to, found tell tale evidence that it was used for the attack.
"The Inter-Services Public Relations wing of the defence ministry denied the report carried by news channels regarding rocket attack on President General Pervez Musharraf in Rawalpindi on Friday," an army statement said.
Eyewitnesses said that an anti-aircraft gun was used to fire rocket from the rooftop of the house near the air base.
They said the security forces recovered three anti-aircraft guns and some 25 empty shells from the roof of the house, which has been empty for some time.
People in Asghar Mall locality of Rawalpindi city, where the house is located, said that they heard shots at around 10:15 a.m local time.
They said they saw a man, a woman and two children were fleeing on a motorcycle after the firing.
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