Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Innocents abroad

"After Mr. Davis shot the men, he photographed their bodies and called for help on his cellphone. An S.U.V. from the American Consulate in Lahore rushed to the scene and knocked over a motorcyclist who later died...The police investigation said that the S.U.V. carried a fake license plate. Some gear fell from that vehicle as it sped away, including 100 bullets, four battery cells and a piece of cloth with an American flag stamped on it, the report said.  In Mr. Davis’s car, the gear included the Glock pistol and ammunition, a variety of flashlights, a long wrench, and a small packet of what is known as naswar, a mild narcotic commonly used in the tribal areas of northwest Pakistan adjacent to Afghanistan, the police report said."