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| Militants send 'clear' message to barbers |
| 2007-03-04 |
| DARA ADAM KHEL: Suspected pro-Taliban militants blew up a barber’s shop and injuring relatives of MNA Dr Nasim Afridi in separate incidents on Saturday, tribal sources said. Barber Abdul Salam’s shop in Raheem Kalay near the main Dara bazaar was damaged in a bomb explosion at 2:00am on Saturday. “The explosion damaged the shop, but no one was injured since the shop was empty when the bomb went off,” tribal police sources told Daily Times. Barbers are the latest group to be targeted by militants, who earlier targeted video stores and music shops and businessmen dealing in prize bonds. Militants in Bajaur had already warned barbers against shaving men’s beards. Meanwhile, two unidentified motorcyclists shot and injured relatives of MNA Dr Nasim Afridi late on Friday night in the Dara bazaar. Farooq, nephew of the tribal parliamentarian, and Moin Khan, another close relative of Dr Nasim, were walking in the bazaar at 8:00pm when unidentified motorcyclists approached them and shot at them from close range, injuring them both. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 “The explosion damaged the shop, but no one was injured since the shop was empty when the bomb went off,” Now, THAT was a close shave! |
| Posted by: WTF 2007-03-04 19:18 |
| #3 Z-man be back! Sighting at JW confirmed. (omvi) |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2007-03-04 18:40 |
| #2 Maybe there wouldn't be such a fuss if those barbers just used their straight razors to slit a few Taleban throats. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-04 18:10 |
| #1 The Daily Times headline may be a very subtle mock of the Koranic expression as in this 6:157 -------- Or lest ye should say: If the Scripture had been revealed unto us, we surely had been better guided than are they. Now hath there come unto you a clear proof from your Lord, a guidance and mercy; and who doeth greater wrong than he who denieth the revelations of Allah, and turneth away from them? We award unto those who turn away from Our revelations an evil doom because of their aversion. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-03-04 00:20 |