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Jihadis destroy music shops in Miranshah
Just days after militants in Pakistan's NWFP's North Waziristan Agency distributed leaflets warning the local populace of closing down their music and video shops, a bomb destroyed three music and video shops in Miranshah.The explosion also partially damaged seven other shops in the vicinity, which sold TV sets, audio and videocassettes and rented out music and movie CDs. Officials in Miranshah said that the incident took place at 1:00 am on Friday, a day after the provincial government banned the public display of firearms and launched a disarmament drive. However, no casualties were reported as the streets were deserted at the time of the explosion, the Daily Times reported. Officials further said that it would be too early to accuse any particular group or person over the incident, though it is believed that militants having links to the Al Qaeda and the Taliban distributed the hand-written leaflets earlier this week asking hotels and music shops to stop showing television and selling DVD movies within five days or face the consequences. "It is too early to point a finger at any group or anybody," an official was quoted as saying. "You shopkeepers will be responsible for any damage if our message is not taken seriously," the handwritten leaflet distributed by the militants read. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-05-08 |
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