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2009-04-26 India-Pakistan

Pakistan children mistake bomb for toy, 12 dead

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Posted by Fred 2009-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 I am sure it was a 'deliberate act of terrorism'; it was found outside a girls' primary school, a common target of the Pakistani fundamentalist Islamists.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2009-04-26 08:27|| 2009-04-26 08:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Another source -- I should have posted it -- says it was disguised as a football.

Posted by Fred 2009-04-26 09:05|| 2009-04-26 09:05|| Front Page Top

#3 From paragraph three above:

Zaman said the bomb resembled a football

You didn't neglect the detail, Fred.

Posted by trailing wife 2009-04-26 09:19|| 2009-04-26 09:19|| Front Page Top

#4 I thought bombs where toys in pakistain

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-04-26 10:17|| 2009-04-26 10:17|| Front Page Top

#5 football=soccer ball

go Pele!

Posted by gromky 2009-04-26 12:00|| 2009-04-26 12:00|| Front Page Top

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