School Children Among Pakistani Dead
Posted on: Thursday, 9 October 2008, 15:00 CDT
Two bombings targeting policemen Thursday rocked the Pakistani cities of Islamabad and Peshawar, killing 16 people and injuring 10, police said.
Eleven people were killed near Peshawar in a roadside bombing of a prison van, authorities said. In addition to policemen and prisoners, the dead included four schoolchildren traveling in a passing bus, authorities said.
Peshawar is the capital of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province, where al-Qaida and Taliban militants reportedly have bases.
Earlier, a suicide bomber in Islamabad rammed a car loaded with explosives into the country's Anti-Terrorist Squad headquarters, located in a police compound, injuring 10, the Press Trust of India reported.
Officials said they found a letter at the blast site warning such attacks would continue if Pakistan doesn't stop supporting the war on terror, the news agency said.
The attacks came as lawmakers were gathering in parliament for a rare closed-door intelligence briefing on the rising threat of Islamist militancy.
The attacks followed the Sept. 20 bombing of Islamabad's Marriott Hotel, described as the biggest explosion in Pakistan's history, which killed more than 50 people and injured hundreds.
Source: United Press International
Related Articles
- Militants attack Pakistan convoy, kill one trooper
- Pakistan Condemns Bajaur Attack, Lodges Protest With USA
- Qaeda No.2 away during attack: Pakistan official
- Zawahri not present during attack: Pakistan official
- Pakistan Offers Assistance to US for Katrina Victims
- Pakistan Says Israeli Withdrawal From Gaza "First Positive Step"
- UK diplomats attacked, Pakistan scientist's kin held
- Pakistan Wants to Expand Nuclear Energy Cooperation With US
- Pakistan, Iran Ink MoU on Gas Pipeline Project
- Indian Agency Cites Article on Reactivation of Militant Camps in Pakistan
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds