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Peshawar blast injures two foreigners (US Consular Vehicles Attacked)
BBC ^ | 5-20-11 | BBC

Posted on 05/19/2011 9:52:59 PM PDT by tcrlaf

Two foreigners are among seven people who have been wounded in an explosion in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.

Initial reports said a roadside bomb hit an armoured vehicle in which the foreigners were travelling. The blast rammed it into an electric pole.

A passer-by was killed in the attack, police said.

Pakistan has seen a spurt in violence since al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was killed earlier this month.

Al-Qaeda and its Pakistan Taliban allies have threatened to avenge the 2 May killing by US commandos.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0bamasfault; attack; bomb; consular; obamasfault; pakistan
Per Twitter Breaking News:

More on Pakistan blast: US Embassy says attack in Peshawar targeted US consulate vehicles, no Americans killed - AP

1 posted on 05/19/2011 9:53:05 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

From DAWN-Pakistan

PESHAWAR: At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in an explosion on University Road in Peshawar, early Friday morning, DawnNews reported.

The injured have been rushed to a hospital.

According to a rescue official, a foreigner’s vehicle was the target of the attack.

The explosion has caused a four-foot deep crater, witnesses said.

http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/20/explosion-on-peshawars-university-road.html


2 posted on 05/19/2011 9:55:19 PM PDT by tcrlaf (You can only lead a lib to the Truth, you can't make it think...)
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A Happy Good Morning from our friends, the moozlums.

moozlum credo: I love you. I will kill you and your family.


3 posted on 05/20/2011 4:24:14 AM PDT by hal ogen (1st amendment or reeducation camp?)
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To: tcrlaf

A Happy Good Morning from our friends, the moozlums.

moozlum credo: I love you. I will kill you and your family.


4 posted on 05/20/2011 4:24:29 AM PDT by hal ogen (1st amendment or reeducation camp?)
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