Burqa-Clad Suicide Bomber Kills 45 in Pakistan
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, December 25, 2010, 3:15 PM
Injured victims of suicide bombing are treated at a local hospital in Khar, the main town of Pakistan’s Bajur tribal region along Afghan border, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives-laden vest killing scores of people at an aid distribution center in northwestern Pakistan. (AP photo)
A burqa-clad bomber lobbed grenades at a crowd then blew herself up in a Pakistan market today.
The AP reported:
A burqa-clad female suicide bomber in Pakistan lobbed hand grenades, then detonated her explosive belt among a crowd at an aid center Saturday, killing at least 45 people in militants’ latest strike against the authorities’ control over the key tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
Police believed it was the first time Islamic militants have sent a woman to carry out a suicide attack in Pakistan, where the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan against al-Qaida and the Taliban insurgents continues to spill over despite Islamabad’s repeated claims of victory on its side of the porous border.
The bomber, dressed in the head-to-toe burqa robes that women commonly wear Pakistan and Afghanistan, was challenged by police at a check point, officials said.
She then charged toward a group of 300 people lined up outside the food aid distribution center in the town of Khar, tossing two hand grenades before blowing herself up, officials said. The crowd was made up of people who have fled conflicts elsewhere in the area.
Previously:
Red Mosque Leader Nabbed Fleeing in Burqa (Photo)
US Soldiers Arrest Terrorist Dressed as Pregnant Woman
3 Terrorists Busted in Hijabs With 500 KG of Explosives
Burka-Clad Suicide Bomber Kills 16 in Pakistan
Terrorist Bride Captured Near Baghdad On Way to Honeymoon
Burqa Bomber Kills 15 in Afghanistan
The Burka Bomber- He Wore Pink
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