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Twin Blasts At Pakistan Displaced Camp
2:07pm UK, Saturday April 17, 2010
Katie Cassidy, Sky News Online
At least 41 people were killed when two suicide bombers set off their explosives at a centre for internally displaced people in northwest Pakistan.
Officials said the attackers struck a crowd of some 300 people that had gathered to collect aid items at the Kacha Pukha camp,on the outskirts of Kohat city.
According to local officials the bombers were dressed in Muslim burqas and mingled with the crowd before their attack.
As many as 60 others were wounded in the blasts.
The Kacha Pukha camp was set-up by the government for people fleeing the Orakzai district, where the army has been fighting Taliban militants.
The United Nations says 1.3 million Pakistani (http://indepth.news.sky.com/InDepth/topic/Pakistan) people are currently displaced.
http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2010/Apr/Week3/15607368.jpg Pakistani officers and rescue worker inspect the site of the bombings
The deadly bombings came on the same day the country's military acknowledged civilians had been killed in a recent operation in the northwest.
In a statement, the army apologised for the deaths during air strikes that had been targeting Islamist fighters last week.
At the time the military said more than 40 insurgents were killed in the raids - but local tribesmen claimed dozens of civilians had died.
Pakistan's army chief of staff, General Ashfaq Kayani, said in a statement he "offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families".
It added the general had "ordered measures to avoid reoccurrence of such incidents in future".
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It makes me wonder if these suicide bombers were among those that the Pakistani army permitted to leave the Orakzai area when they started fighting the Taliban.
It sounds like they blended in with the civilain population to enable them to carry out these attacks.
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Even a camp full of IDP's has a front gate and security. What were they doing? Playing cards whilst people come and go?
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It's the same story everyday. It seems everyone in pakistan is an Infidel these days! Otherwise they wouldn't be bombing their own countrymen. I feel sorry for the peaceful/sane people in Pakistan who have to put up with these occurances on a day-to-day basis. When will it end!?
Indoctrination, fanatism and hatred forcing your views on other people has to stop.
Because the perpatrators are classed as human beings. Human beings can use "Reason" in thought, they are meant to be a higher intellect.
Slaughter and carnage is not a sight you would want to see again, if your offended, look away whilst there murderers are shot.
Or better still go live amongst these wretches and see what carnage they have had at the hand of righteous, religious and politically correct people.
2:07pm UK, Saturday April 17, 2010
Katie Cassidy, Sky News Online
At least 41 people were killed when two suicide bombers set off their explosives at a centre for internally displaced people in northwest Pakistan.
Officials said the attackers struck a crowd of some 300 people that had gathered to collect aid items at the Kacha Pukha camp,on the outskirts of Kohat city.
According to local officials the bombers were dressed in Muslim burqas and mingled with the crowd before their attack.
As many as 60 others were wounded in the blasts.
The Kacha Pukha camp was set-up by the government for people fleeing the Orakzai district, where the army has been fighting Taliban militants.
The United Nations says 1.3 million Pakistani (http://indepth.news.sky.com/InDepth/topic/Pakistan) people are currently displaced.
http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2010/Apr/Week3/15607368.jpg Pakistani officers and rescue worker inspect the site of the bombings
The deadly bombings came on the same day the country's military acknowledged civilians had been killed in a recent operation in the northwest.
In a statement, the army apologised for the deaths during air strikes that had been targeting Islamist fighters last week.
At the time the military said more than 40 insurgents were killed in the raids - but local tribesmen claimed dozens of civilians had died.
Pakistan's army chief of staff, General Ashfaq Kayani, said in a statement he "offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families".
It added the general had "ordered measures to avoid reoccurrence of such incidents in future".
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It makes me wonder if these suicide bombers were among those that the Pakistani army permitted to leave the Orakzai area when they started fighting the Taliban.
It sounds like they blended in with the civilain population to enable them to carry out these attacks.
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Even a camp full of IDP's has a front gate and security. What were they doing? Playing cards whilst people come and go?
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It's the same story everyday. It seems everyone in pakistan is an Infidel these days! Otherwise they wouldn't be bombing their own countrymen. I feel sorry for the peaceful/sane people in Pakistan who have to put up with these occurances on a day-to-day basis. When will it end!?
Indoctrination, fanatism and hatred forcing your views on other people has to stop.
Because the perpatrators are classed as human beings. Human beings can use "Reason" in thought, they are meant to be a higher intellect.
Slaughter and carnage is not a sight you would want to see again, if your offended, look away whilst there murderers are shot.
Or better still go live amongst these wretches and see what carnage they have had at the hand of righteous, religious and politically correct people.