Raymond Davis and Lahore shootings - unanswered questions
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The killings threaten to derail US-Pakistan ties
A court in Pakistan has released an American who shot dead two men in Lahore in January 2011 - after documents were produced which said the families of the murdered men had pardoned him after receiving "blood money". Although Raymond Davis is now free, the controversy surrounding him remains. His arrest severely strained relations between the US and Pakistan government. It continues to evoke strong public emotion and has raised anti-American feeling to an all-time high. The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan looks at some of the unanswered questions.
Was Raymond Davis a diplomat?
Could he have been a spy?
Mr Davis insists he was acting in self-defence
Could Mr Davis have been convicted of the murders?
Should Mr Davis have been carrying a gun?
Matters were further inflamed by the suicide of the widow of one of the men killed by Mr Davis
Was he acting in self-defence?
Who were the Pakistanis that Mr Davis shot?
A third man on his motorbike was killed in the incident by a mystery US car
What about the second car and its victim?
What about behind-the-scenes negotiations?
- Published11 February 2011
- Published11 February 2011
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