Deadly Homicide Bomb Blast Targets Former Pakistan Interior Minister
SHERPAO, Pakistan — A suicide attacker detonated a bomb packed with ball bearings and nails amid hundreds of holiday worshippers Friday at the home of Pakistan’s former interior minister, killing at least 50 people, authorities said.
It was the second suicide attack in eight months apparently targeting Aftab Khan Sherpao, who escaped injury. One of his sons was wounded.
Suspicion will likely focus on the pro-Taliban or Al Qaeda militants active in the northwestern region of the country where the attack occurred. It deepens the sense of uncertainty in Pakistan as it heads into Jan. 8 parliamentary elections.
The bombing, which came during the Islamic holy day of Eid al-Adha, created a scene of carnage at the mosque at Sherpao’s residential compound in Sherpao
Date posted: Friday, December 21st, 2007 9:59 am | Under category: demented, pakistan, terrorism
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