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| Anti-tank mine kills three in Pakistan's Chinari |
| 2009-12-05 |
| [Dawn] A minibus carrying members of a wedding party struck an anti-tank mine in Pakistan's tribal belt on Friday, killing three people and wounding 15 others, officials said. The blast hit in Chinari town, about 50 kilometres northwest of Ghalanai, the main town in Mohmand tribal region, which borders Afghanistan and has been the focus of a recent anti-Taliban operation. 'A vehicle carrying wedding guests hit an anti-tank mine, killing three people and wounding 15 others,' top local administration official Amjad Ali Khan told AFP, saying the death toll may rise. Rasool Khan, another senior administration official, confirmed the incident and said that security forces had recently conducted an operation against insurgents in the area, which he said had been successful. Pakistan's military is currently engaged in offensives against militants across much of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). Fata has been plagued by instability and militancy for years, exacerbated in 2001 when a US-led invasion ousted the Taliban regime from Afghanistan, sending hundreds of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants into the lawless region. About 30,000 troops backed by helicopter gunships and fighter jets poured into South Waziristan in October to try to dismantle Taliban strongholds. The military says they are making progress crushing the threat. But Washington and London are pressuring Pakistan to do more to capture Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and prevent militants crossing the border and targeting foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Not according to all the statements we see in the Muslim media (and usually picked up by the MSM.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-12-05 13:58 |
| #2 I think it's our job to shoot them with either bullets or missiles, Glenmore. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-12-05 13:44 |
| #1 I thought it was our job to blow up wedding parties. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-12-05 06:36 |