Suicide bomber kills four in Hangu

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PESHAWAR: At least four people were killed Friday when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-packed car into a convoy of civilians escorted by security forces, police said.

All the dead were civilians. More than 10 others were injured in the incident in the northwestern town of Tul, district police chief Abdur Rashid Khan told AFP.

Another police official Islamuddin Khattak also confirmed the attack and casualties.

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Suicide bomber kills four in Hangu

 

[Ahmad]

Death to these killers. Hope they wrap them up all and get rid of them for good. they are the scum of society.

 

[fawwaxs]

A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of civilians guarded by security forces in Pakistan's northwest on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30, police said.

 

[fawwaxs]

Death to all the enemies and ill-wishers of Pakistan.

 

[mjnaushad]

May the dead RIP.

 

[Metallic]

***UPDATE***

Police say 12 killed in NW Pakistan suicide attack
PAKISTAN - 5 MARCH 2010

ISLAMABAD – A suicide bomber targeted Shiite Muslims on two buses being escorted by security forces through a northwestern Pakistan border area rife with sectarian and insurgent violence, killing 12 people Friday.

Tensions between Pakistan's majority Sunni Muslims and Shiites had made the road unsafe for minorities traveling to the nearby Kurram tribal region. Police recently had declared it safe, but Shiites are provided security to travel through it.

Friday's attack only targeted the buses carrying Shiites, police official Akram Ullah said. Security forces escorting them weren't harmed.

The victims were passing through a gas station in the town of Hangu when the lone attacker on foot set off the bomb, Ullah said.

Five people were killed at the scene and seven others died at hospitals, he said.

Pakistan's northwest has been plagued for years by Islamist extremist violence fueled by anger over the war in Afghanistan and Islamabad's alliance with Washington. An army offensive that began in October against the Pakistani Taliban spurred attacks that killed more than 600 people.

But with the exception of a few attacks on northwest police stations, violence appears to have subsided in recent weeks, an indication that the army operation in the South Waziristan tribal region may be having an impact.

Sectarian tensions are another matter.

Extremist Sunnis and Shiites have targeted each other's leaders in violence that dates from well before the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

Several of Pakistan's Sunni extremist groups also are allied with the Taliban and al-Qaida, who view Shiites as infidels. The Sunni-Shiite schism over the true heir to Islam's Prophet Muhammad dates to the seventh century.


Source: Associated Press

 

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Four women among 12 killed as suicide bomber attacked convoy in Hangu

HANGU, Mar 05 (APP): A suicide bomber blew up himself near a convoy of passenger vehicles escorted by Thall Scouts here Friday, killing 12 persons including four women and injuring 30 others, district police said. “The suicide attacker , who was on foot, detonated himself near a Parachinar bound convoy of public transport vehicles on Thal-Hangu Road near Samad petrol station in Thal Tehsil,” Commissioner Kohat Division Khalid Khan Umerzai said.Emergency has been declared in all the hospitals of Hangu and Kohat division.

As many as ten persons were killed in the deadly explosion on the spot and other two succumbed to injuries in hospital. The injured, including school children, were shifted to CMH and Hospital Thal. The security forces sealed the entire area and started relief activities. Two vehicles including a passenger coach were completely destroyed.
The dead included school children, women and passengers. The dead were identified as : Safdar Ali, Hamid Ali, Haji Younas, Shabbir Hussain, Kamal Hussain, Rehmat Hussain, Bilal, Gohar Jana, Nasia, Maryyam and two unidentified.

The ijured included Suleman, Hussain Ahmed, Qadar Khan, Khudeeja Bibi, Hasham, Najeeb Ali, Chinar Gul, Gul Bibi, Islam Bibi, Asaq Hussain, Baqir Ali, Muhammad Hussain, Umar Farooq, Ali Ahmed and others.

According to bomb disposal squad, about seven kilogram explosive material was used in the blast.

It may be mentioned here that in view of fragile law and order
situation in Hangu and Kurram agency, passenger busses and flying coaches are escorted by security forces up to Parachinar.

NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan strongly condemned the deadly attack and termed it a coward act of terrorism. In a statement, he ordered a probe into the incident. Such a coward act could not deter government’s determination in fight against militancy and terrorism. He said that culprits behind it would be brought to justice.