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ICRC compound Blasted in Peshawar
 ISLAMABAD, Feb 10 (Reuters) - An explosive device thrown into a compound damaged four vehicles belonging to the International Committee of the Red What now are red and white vans an insult to Islam too? "Early in the morning something was thrown inside the ICRC compound in Peshawar and damaged four vehicles and some property, but caused no injuries or fatalities," ICR This is the second attack on a foreign aid agency in North West Frontier Province this week. On Monday, a grenade was thrown at a compound of the U.S. Save the Children aid group in Battagram, wounding two Pakistani employees. Foreign aid groups, helping communities recovering from a devastating earthquake in late 2005, say they have been threatened by hardline Islamist groups opposed to their work with women. Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-02-10 |
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