No Names Left Damn It
06-12-2008, 16:48
Oh yay, more terrorist attacks, just what we're after.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/car-bomb-kills-17-in-peshawar-1053891.html
A car bomb devastated a busy street in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar today, killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens more.
Violence is spiraling in Pakistan's northwest just as the country faces rising tensions with India over the deadly suicide attacks in Mumbai, raising concern for the nuclear-armed country's stability.
The blast tore through a street near Peshawar's famed Storytellers Bazaar early on Friday evening, wrecking several shops and setting a string of vehicles on fire.
Television footage showed survivors frantically carrying bloodied victims from the scene as fire crews sought to douse the flames.
Police official Shah Nawaz said at least 17 people were killed and 47 more were injured.
Pakistani forces have stepped up operations against the strongholds of Taliban and al-Qa'ida militants blamed for attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Militants have responded with a campaign of gun and bomb attacks.
The region is also bedeviled by sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Today's blast was close to Shia mosque, though it was unclear if it was the target.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/car-bomb-kills-17-in-peshawar-1053891.html
A car bomb devastated a busy street in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar today, killing at least 17 people and injuring dozens more.
Violence is spiraling in Pakistan's northwest just as the country faces rising tensions with India over the deadly suicide attacks in Mumbai, raising concern for the nuclear-armed country's stability.
The blast tore through a street near Peshawar's famed Storytellers Bazaar early on Friday evening, wrecking several shops and setting a string of vehicles on fire.
Television footage showed survivors frantically carrying bloodied victims from the scene as fire crews sought to douse the flames.
Police official Shah Nawaz said at least 17 people were killed and 47 more were injured.
Pakistani forces have stepped up operations against the strongholds of Taliban and al-Qa'ida militants blamed for attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Militants have responded with a campaign of gun and bomb attacks.
The region is also bedeviled by sectarian tensions between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Today's blast was close to Shia mosque, though it was unclear if it was the target.