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| Banglablast wasn't al-Qaeda. Nope. Nope... |
| 2002-12-09 |
| Grieving families flew Muslim black flags and offered prayers for the dead Monday after Prime Minister Khaleda Zia vowed to hunt down the bombers of four crowded cinemas. "Yar! We're gonna getchoo!" No suspects have been identified and no one claimed responsibility for Saturday night's blasts, which killed 18 people and injured 200. Authorities said an unidentified "organized group" set off the bombs in Mymensingh, a small town 70 miles north of the capital, Dhaka. But they denied speculation that Osama bin Laden's terror network might be involved. "I ... would like to categorically state here that there is no al-Qaida network on the soil of Bangladesh," Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury told a news conference. "I would also like to categorically state that I believe in fairies, pixies, elves, and easter bunnies..." Zia ordered heightened security at mosques, temples, churches, shopping malls and theaters across Bangladesh. "They ain't here, but be careful! They might do it again!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |