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| Taliban Sorry for ’Mistake’ That Killed 16 Afghans |
| 2004-01-07 |
| Afghanistan’s ousted Taliban apologized Wednesday for a bomb attack in the southern city of Kandahar that killed 16 people, including many children, and called it a botched attempt to target U.S. troops. The ousted Islamic militia initially denied involvement in Tuesday’s explosion near a military compound as children were passing on their way home from school. "Wasn’t us, must have been somebody else." "It was a mistake by our mujahideen (holy warriors)," senior Taliban commander Mullah Sabir Momin said by satellite telephone. "We wanted to target the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) office in the city, but because of a small mistake, this plan failed," he told Reuters. "Well, ok, it was us. We bad, sorry." Momin said U.S. and allied forces regularly passed along the route where the explosion occurred. "How dare they not walk into our ambush!" One person was arrested by Afghan authorities shortly after the blast, but Momin said he did not know the individual and that Taliban guerrillas had got away on motorcycles. I think they ought to stop and search every damm motorcycle rider in the country. He urged residents of the dusty, bleak former Taliban stronghold to stay away from buildings belonging to U.S. or Afghan forces, adding that they would soon be attacked. "We’ll be back" |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 But isn't lying a sin in Islam? Not if you're lying to kaffirs, or about kaffirs. The god of islam is very tolerant of what his followers say, as long as it's not to him. I hold islam and kwanzaa as equals - total frauds. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-1-7 1:52:30 PM |
| #4 The ousted Islamic militia initially denied involvement in Tuesday’s explosion near a military compound as children were passing on their way home from school But isn't lying a sin in Islam? |
| Posted by: MikeSylwes 2004-1-7 1:00:16 PM |
| #3 This wouldn't be a problem if the AFL CIO unionized the terrorism industry; suicide bombers could be a skilled trade. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-1-7 11:28:40 AM |
| #2 "...but because of a small mistake, this plan failed, ..." Bet the families of the 16 who died don't consider it a small mistake. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-1-7 10:07:01 AM |
| #1 Think any of them "moderate" Muslims are going to condemn this? Holding your breath is not advised. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-7 10:06:21 AM |