Bombs in Pakistan Kill at Least 32
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/world/asia/car-bombing-in-pakistan-kills-24-people.html
June 16, 2012
Bombs in Pakistan Kill at Least 32
By ISMAIL KHAN [Pakistan] [AfPak] [hub of the al Qaeda and Taliban activity in AfPak] [and of al Qaeda globally] [under Obama administration, Bush’s policy of drones (sticks) and carrots( $) has increased] [Pakistan is really where U.S. interests converge: nukes, India-Pakistan, and GSAVE] [a terrible bus bomb in Peshawar, the hub of tribal areas in Pakistan] [followup, yesterday’s report] [*]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two bombings killed at least 32 people on Saturday in the Khyber tribal region, according to a senior regional administration official and The Associated Press.
The first bomb, which killed about 25 people and injured dozens, was planted in a pickup truck and exploded in the morning at the Zakhakhel bus stop in the town of Landi Kotal, about 30 miles west of Peshawar. The town is frequented by the Zakhakhel tribe, which has formed a militia in support of the government and has waged a war against the outlawed militant group Lashkar-i-Islam in the remote Tirah Valley. [*]
Later Saturday, in the nearby district of Kohat, a bomb hidden in a handcart killed seven
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/world/asia/car-bombing-in-pakistan-kills-24-people.html
June 16, 2012
Bombs in Pakistan Kill at Least 32
By ISMAIL KHAN [Pakistan] [AfPak] [hub of the al Qaeda and Taliban activity in AfPak] [and of al Qaeda globally] [under Obama administration, Bush’s policy of drones (sticks) and carrots( $) has increased] [Pakistan is really where U.S. interests converge: nukes, India-Pakistan, and GSAVE] [a terrible bus bomb in Peshawar, the hub of tribal areas in Pakistan] [followup, yesterday’s report] [*]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two bombings killed at least 32 people on Saturday in the Khyber tribal region, according to a senior regional administration official and The Associated Press.
The first bomb, which killed about 25 people and injured dozens, was planted in a pickup truck and exploded in the morning at the Zakhakhel bus stop in the town of Landi Kotal, about 30 miles west of Peshawar. The town is frequented by the Zakhakhel tribe, which has formed a militia in support of the government and has waged a war against the outlawed militant group Lashkar-i-Islam in the remote Tirah Valley. [*]
Later Saturday, in the nearby district of Kohat, a bomb hidden in a handcart killed seven people, among them police officers, Officer Naeem Khan told The A.P.
No militant group claimed responsibility for the bombings, but local officials said they suspected the involvement of Lashkar-i-Islam.
Lashkar-i-Islam “is the obvious culprit, but we will investigate and find out who was responsible for the bombing,” the administrator of the Khyber tribal region, Mutahir Zeb, said in a telephone interview.
Landi Kotal is the regional headquarters of the Khyber tribal region, which is on the border with Afghanistan.
The bus stop is in a crowded place, and a subsequent blast in a nearby bakery brought roofs of adjacent shops tumbling down, causing additional casualties.