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Eugene

(61,872 posts) Sat Jun 16, 2012, 09:06 AM Jun 2012

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Deadly bus bombing hits north-west Pakistan town

Source: BBC

16 June 2012 Last updated at 10:45 GMT

A bomb on a bus in north-western Pakistan has killed at least 22 people, officials say.

More than 80 were injured in the blast, which occurred in Landi Kotal, a town near the Afghan border.

The bomb appeared to be aimed at members of a pro-government tribe who have formed an anti-Taliban militia.

Landi Kotal is in the Khyber tribal agency, part of Pakistan's tribal north-west which has seen frequent attacks by Taliban militants.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18469357

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Deadly bus bombing hits north-west Pakistan town (Original Post) Eugene Jun 2012 OP

bomb on a bus in north-western Pakistan has killed at least 22 people may3rd Jun 2012 #1

Pakistani military and ISI are responsible cosmicone Jun 2012 #2

may3rd

(593 posts)

1. bomb on a bus in north-western Pakistan has killed at least 22 people

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 09:26 AM

Jun 2012

Amongst those wounded were children from a nearby school

Will the talibs apologize for the wrongful collateral deaths ?

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

2. Pakistani military and ISI are responsible

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 01:06 PM

Jun 2012

They are the ones who founded, armed, trained and funded the jihadi groups.

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