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Explosion in Pakistani town destroys music shops, net cafes
 A powerful explosion ripped through a bazaar of remote Pakistani tribal town, bordering Afghanistan, damaging several music and video shops and internet cafes, said security officials on Sunday. Suspected Islamic militants had planted explosive material near a music shop in the center of the bazaar in Tanak district of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) late on Saturday night, the officials told KUNA. The explosion damaged several music and video CDs shops and also destroyed two internet cafes, the officials said. They said the explosion did not cause any human loss as it occurred late in the night. Explosions targeting music shops are frequently reported in the tribal belt, still influenced by Taliban-time ban on music and movies. Supporters of Taliban, few in numbers, also from time to time distribute pamphlets warning shopkeepers of stop playing music and movies or a stiff action would be taken against them.Posted by: Seafarious 2006-01-23 |
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