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More Terrorism in Pakistan

This time, an assassination attempt on the Interior Minister:

AP via MSNBC: Pakistani official wounded, 12 killed in attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide attacker detonated a bomb as Pakistan’s interior minister finished speaking at a meeting in the country’s northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding the official.

Security guards blocked the attacker as he tried to approach Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao at the public meeting in Charsadda, an intelligence official said. The attacker detonated the bomb moments later.



4 Responses to “More Terrorism in Pakistan”

  1. kritter says:

    I hate to say it, but Pakistan is reminding me of Iran on the eve of their revolution. Will Musharaff be deposed like the Shah in favor of a more extremist Islamic leader?

  2. White Agent says:

    Yes well, we all sort of expect it don’t we? I’m trying to figure out what we got for our F-16 fighter jets.

    kritter- Could be. All the more reason to pull out of Iraq.

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  4. [...] More Terrorism in PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide attacker detonated a bomb as Pakistan s interior minister finished speaking at a meeting in the country s northwest on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding the official. … [...]

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