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| India-Pakistan |
| Suicide blast at politician's house |
| 2008-10-02 |
| A SUICIDE bomber blew himself up as he tried to enter a house owned by a member of Pakistan's ruling coalition today, killing four people but missing the politician, officials said. The bombing happened in the northwestern town of Charsadda, outside a separate guest room of the house belonging to Asfandyar Wali Khan, head of the Awami National Party (ANP), they said. The politician was not hurt in the attack, which occurred as he was visiting a guest in the building as part of celebrations for the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr, police and party officials said. "Four people were killed in the suicide blast. The target was Asfandyar Wali but he is safe," Mian Iftikhar, the information minister for North West Frontier Province, told local television. Provincial police chief Malik Naveed said guards shot the bomber before he blew himself up. "The suicide bomber tried to pass from the security scanner avoiding a physical search. Two security guards grabbed him but he tried to get away," Mr Naveed said. "Then he was shot and as soon as he fell on the ground he blew himself up." He added: "We had made strict security arrangements and that is why the attacker could not cause more damage or casualties." The ANP is a secular party supporting the rights of ethnic Pashtuns and Taliban militants have carried out several attacks on its political rallies and its leaders. A senior party member said that one of Asfandyar Wali Khan's armed guards was killed in the latest attack. "The incident happened outside the hujra (guest house). One suicide bomber was trying to enter, he was stopped but the bomber blasted himself. The guard was killed," the party member, Haji Adeel, told Dawn television. The ANP joined Pakistan's coalition government, which is led by the Pakistan People's Party of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, after beating allies of former president Pervez Musharraf in elections in January. Asfandyar Wali Khan is the chairman of the Pakistani parliament's foreign relations committee. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #3 crap, i was hopin pelosi's |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2008-10-02 20:41 |
| #2 As i see it three countries remain troublesome-1.Iran and their Islamic World concept.2 Saudi and their funding of islamic terrorists and 3.Pakistan who play a double game but seem at last to target the Taliban/AlQ!!! |
| Posted by: Paul 2008-10-02 09:21 |
| #1 Politicians, suicide boomers---natural affinity? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-10-02 08:48 |