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Car Bomb Kills Dozens in Pakistan
By ISMAIL KHAN
Published: January 10, 2012
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — More than two dozen people, including women and children, were killed on Tuesday by a truck bomb that a senior government official said appeared to target a pro-government group in western Pakistan as an act of reprisal for the recent death of a militant leader.
The bombing appeared to have been carried out by Tehrik-i-Taliban, an umbrella organization of Pakistani militant groups, against the Zakhakhel tribe, which has formed a militia in support of the government, said Mutahir Zeb, administrator for the Khyber tribal region. Mr. Zeb said the militant group sought to avenge the death of Qari Kamran, a local Taliban commander, by security forces last week in an area occupied by the Zakhakhel, one of the primary tribes belonging to the Afridi.
Mr. Zeb said that a pick-up truck exploded in the middle of a bus terminal in town of Jamrud that is used by the Zakhakhel.
The bomb destroyed several vehicles, damaged a nearby gasoline pump and shattered windows in the area. Twenty-seven people were also wounded in the bombing and were taken to hospitals in Peshawar.
“I was on duty at the nearby check post when I heard a big bang. I rushed toward the spot and saw bodies lying around while the injured cried for help. It was devastating,” said Mir Gul, a security guard at the post. “There was blood everywhere.”
Tuesday’s bombing fit a pattern of previous revenge attacks, Mr. Zeb said. Last August, militants struck a mosque in the region, killing 51 people to punish a pro-government Kukikhel tribe.
The New Year has begun with increased violence across the Khyber region and Pakistan’s lawless tribal regions.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack but the Tehrik-i-Taliban group has said it carried out at least two executions of Pakistani security forces during the past week, killing 25 security officers in two incidents in the volatile North Waziristan and Orakzai tribal region.
A spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban had earlier claimed the execution of 15 soldiers belonging to the Frontier Constabulary, despite reports in the media about peace talks between the two sides.
Car Bomb Kills Dozens in Pakistan
By ISMAIL KHAN
Published: January 10, 2012
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — More than two dozen people, including women and children, were killed on Tuesday by a truck bomb that a senior government official said appeared to target a pro-government group in western Pakistan as an act of reprisal for the recent death of a militant leader.
The bombing appeared to have been carried out by Tehrik-i-Taliban, an umbrella organization of Pakistani militant groups, against the Zakhakhel tribe, which has formed a militia in support of the government, said Mutahir Zeb, administrator for the Khyber tribal region. Mr. Zeb said the militant group sought to avenge the death of Qari Kamran, a local Taliban commander, by security forces last week in an area occupied by the Zakhakhel, one of the primary tribes belonging to the Afridi.
Mr. Zeb said that a pick-up truck exploded in the middle of a bus terminal in town of Jamrud that is used by the Zakhakhel.
The bomb destroyed several vehicles, damaged a nearby gasoline pump and shattered windows in the area. Twenty-seven people were also wounded in the bombing and were taken to hospitals in Peshawar.
“I was on duty at the nearby check post when I heard a big bang. I rushed toward the spot and saw bodies lying around while the injured cried for help. It was devastating,” said Mir Gul, a security guard at the post. “There was blood everywhere.”
Tuesday’s bombing fit a pattern of previous revenge attacks, Mr. Zeb said. Last August, militants struck a mosque in the region, killing 51 people to punish a pro-government Kukikhel tribe.
The New Year has begun with increased violence across the Khyber region and Pakistan’s lawless tribal regions.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack but the Tehrik-i-Taliban group has said it carried out at least two executions of Pakistani security forces during the past week, killing 25 security officers in two incidents in the volatile North Waziristan and Orakzai tribal region.
A spokesman for the Tehrik-i-Taliban had earlier claimed the execution of 15 soldiers belonging to the Frontier Constabulary, despite reports in the media about peace talks between the two sides.
