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Pakistani Taliban claims bombing at mosque
[NEWS.AU] A powerful boom-mobile has went kaboom!near a minority Shi'ite Moslem mosque in the northwest town of Parachinar, killing at least 24 people and wounding over 70 others, officials say. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a breakaway faction of Pak Talibs, grabbed credit for Friday's attack. Spokesman Asad Mansoor said in a statement that the suicide kaboom was carried out by one of the group's members, Abul Durda, using a boom-mobile to target Shi'ites who the snuffies consider heretics. The blast was so powerful it also damaged vehicles and nearby shops, according to government administrator Zahid Hussain. Parachinar is a key town in the Kurram tribal region bordering Afghanistan and has been wracked by sectarian violence in the past. The region was also once a stronghold of Pak Taliban and Sunni myrmidon groups. Although the army says it has cleared Kurram of myrmidons, violence has continued in the region. Sabir Hussain, a hospital official, said the Pakistain army used helicopters to transport 40 maimed to hospitals in the northwestern city of 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. Later, the mourners marched again carrying the blast victims in caskets and staged a sit-in near the office of the area administrator. Earlier, the Mighty Pak Army said it dispatched a helicopter along with a team of doctors to help the victims and evacuate maimed persons. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... condemned the bombing in a statement and vowed to eliminate terrorism. Posted by: Fred 2017-04-01 |
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