Blast Kills Seven During Prayers At Pakistani Islamic Centre
Sunnis going after Shiites? Someone wants to take control of a profitable imambargh? Gang warfare or revenge? Family feud? Someone's inbreeding acting up again? So many possibilities in Peshawar -- my brain feels quite exercised! | [Ynet] At least seven people including an eight-year-old child were killed in Pakistain on Thursday when an kaboom destroyed a packed Islamic preaching centre during evening prayers.
No one immediately grabbed credit for the attack in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
, a volatile city on the Pak border with Afghanistan. Around 70 people were maimed, officials said.
Posted by: trailing wife 2014-01-18 |