Female Suicide Bomber Kills 43 at Food Center in Pakistan
- Posted on December 25, 2010 at 2:57pm by
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KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives-laden vest in a crowded aid distribution center in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 41 people and wounding dozens waiting for food stamps, officials said.
The attack appeared to be the first suicide bombing staged by a woman in Pakistan, and it underscored the resilience of militant groups in the country’s tribal belt despite ongoing military operations against them.
The bomb hit the main city in Bajur, a region near the Afghan border where the military has twice declared victory over Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents. It also came a day after some 150 militants killed 11 soldiers in a coordinated assault in a neighboring region where the army also has carried out operations.
The bomber, dressed in a traditional women’s burqa, first lobbed two hand grenades into the crowd waiting at a checkpoint outside the food aid distribution center in the town of Khar, local police official Fazal-e-Rabbi Khan said. The attacker then detonated her explosives vest, he said.
Khan said the victims were from various parts of the Bajur tribal region who gather daily at the center to collect food tokens distributed by the World Food Program and other agencies to conflicted-affected people in the region. The people were displaced by an army offensive against Taliban militants in the region in early 2009.
Islamist militants battling the state have attacked buildings handing out humanitarian aid in Pakistan before, presumably because they are symbols of the government and Western influence.
Local government official Tariq Khan said the blast also wounded 60 people wounded, some critically.
Although women rarely become suicide bombers in Pakistan, Tariq Khan and another local official, Sohail Khan, said an examination of the human remains has confirmed the bomber was a woman.
Akbar Jan, 45, who sustained leg wound in the bombing, said from his hospital bed that people were lining up for the ration coupons when something exploded with a big bang.
“We thought someone had fired a rocket,” he told The Associated Press. He said within seconds he saw the ground strewn with the wounded.
“I realized a little later that I myself have suffered wounds,” he said. “Everybody was crying. It was blood and human flesh everywhere.”
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani condemned the bombing and said Pakistanis are “united against them.”
Bajur is on the northern tip of Pakistan’s semiautonomous tribal belt, bordering Afghanistan and the so-called “settled” areas in Pakistan. It has served as a key transit point and hideout for al-Qaida and the Taliban.
Bajur and other parts of the tribal regions are of major concern to the U.S. because they have been safe havens for militants fighting NATO and American troops across the border in Afghanistan. The U.S. has long pressured Pakistan to clear the tribal belt of the insurgents.
The military first declared victory in Bajur following a six-month operation launched in late 2008. But the army was forced to launch a follow-up operation in late January this year and declared victory again about a month later. Still, violence has persisted in the region.
The army also has taken steps to clear Mohmand, a tribal region next to Bajur that also has witnessed militant activity. On Friday, however, around 150 insurgents attacked five security checkpoints in that region, killing at least 11 soldiers and wounding a dozen more in a show of their ongoing strength.
(This version CORRECTS police officer’s name.)
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Devil Dog 7175
Posted on December 26, 2010 at 7:57amMuslims killing muslims… but we are the enemy??? All I have to say is … Keep it up *******! Your helping us to conserve our rounds! Dont worry though… there are still plenty left for those who have the balls to engage us. Oinkers!!!
Report Post »Coonshine
Posted on December 26, 2010 at 6:46amWanna bet she aint got the guts to do that again…………….
Report Post »ensemble
Posted on December 26, 2010 at 12:36amIslam is the religion of death. I am amazed how people get roped into suicide and homicide in the emotionally deranged name of Islam. It is sad, and she doesn’t even realize that she is news today and will be forgotten tomorrow. The brain washing and hatred in this religion is a blight on humanity. Sad and shameful. Senseless murder and death.
Report Post »roostercogburn
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 10:17pmIslam is a virus and has to be exterminated, it’s nothing but hate, death and murder, declare war on islam now, they have declared war on us a long time ago.
Report Post »bheld
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 11:15pmAre you kidding? Under the Obama admin?? The Muslim is blatantly, overtly emboldened by Obama policies. Obama will not support the Constitution or the American citizen. Sad to say, it looks like we are on our own in the foreseeable future.
The Communists and Muslims are now coming out of the woodwork to bury us.
Report Post »RugDog
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 9:07pmDid she just take out 43 hungry muslims?
If so…..GOOD!
Report Post »missionarydad
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 8:56pmThis is way beyond sick. There is nothing peaceful about this religion and never has been. I have read and seen enough and where is the outrage and speaking out among the so called peaceful Muslims? The fact is that a majority fully support and approve of these crimes against humanity.
Those who practice Islam and do not condone this had better start speaking out and denouncing this butchery as when we the American people get our country back we are not going to be as understanding as that bunch of treasonous spineless twerps who control our country presently. When we take our country back it is not going to be pleasant as part of our duties as a nation is to protect her from enemies both foreign and domestic and Muslim terrorists are public enemy #1.
Report Post »Karama
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 8:42pmI wonder how they got her to do it? Did they have some body rape her, then tell her to restore family honor she had to blow herself up and take innocent people with her? That’s their usual MO.
See that is so messed up. If you really want to restore a rape victims “honor” you should be letting her kill the guy who raped her. Now that would be the best idea. But that’s not what they are really after. The higher ups just want another patsy to do their dirty work. You will never see Bin Laden doing this kind of thing, and worst of all they are all to dumb to figure out that they are being used.
Report Post »zoo9guy
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 7:53pmIt is a shame that evil exists, but it does….We must stand vigilant at the gates of our country and within our borders and crush this infection within the Muslim religion. There are good people who believe in peace who are Muslim and they need to help us purge the demons from within their ranks. We must not fear these pieces of trash that hide behind religion, we must find them and neutralize there ability to attack us, even if it means they go room temperature!
Report Post »Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 7:39pmPrayers to everyone here. To a quick recovery. Stay strong.
Report Post »Silat
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 7:09pmThere are peaceful Muslims. It is time to take out the people who use religion to mask their inhumanity!
Report Post »NO NO
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 6:03pmThe more they burn ………..the more I learn. The more they explode……the more my faith expands
Report Post »martyrforfreedom
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 5:14pmWho cares!!! let them kill each other! Pull all American soldiers out of the middle east now! Stop the insanity! These people will NEVER change!!!
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 5:01pmI understand it’s a sin for Islamic people to be among us, therefore don’t question our authority and submit.
Report Post »Rickfromillinois
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 4:56pmThe “religion of peace” strikes again. The French are way ahead of us since they outlawed burgas. Someday we are going to have to do the same should things continue as they have and turbans too for that matter. Eventually the “deeply religious followers of Islam will only be able to wear their ”religious garb” at their own homes. Then if they feel the deep need to hide explosives under their “religious garb” they can do so. As a bonus, while they are at their own homes if they feel the need to blow themselves up their are more then free to do so.
Report Post »Con Armistead
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 4:37pmIslam is a totalitarian socio-political system that has intended to destroy everything that is not Islam for 1388 years.
Read the very bad literature called the Quran and at least the relevant parts of the Sunna and you should be able to deduce that Allah is space debris and Muhammad was (or at least became) a murderously insane rapist whose crimes were covered by ‘revelations’ whether real or imagined. Islam has caused more human suffering than Marxism; and that is an impressive accomplishment of evil.
I suppose many will now invoke Timothy McVey, who never mentioned any religiosity, or violence in the Bible which is irrelevent to the historical mayhem of Islam and does not contain a standing order to commit rape, torture, enslavement and every imaginable sort of violence against the rest of the world.
It is the most noble part of man that desires freedom of conscience and rebels against compulsion of belief. Whatever convinces any man that he has the authority to force ideas, even good ones, on another can only be from an evil source.
Con
Report Post »Plankchapel
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 4:16pmOh, you know–that‘s Obama’s religion. They’d be lesbians!!!
Report Post »Sledgehammer
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:27pmThe so called islamic warriors, are nothing more than tranvestites, the islamic warrior is a coward, like his false prophet, moHAMmid! How by the way reproduced with pigs to give us what today we laughingly call the muslim “man”!
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:22pmSimple then the Muslims can only fly on Muslim planes with Muslim pilots. With us it’s “don’t touch our junk”, with Muslims it’s “don’t touch my turban”.
Report Post »Plankchapel
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 4:19pmNow, that’s a solution! And, bar all Muslims already here from leaving the United States by plane. Make them swim or send them to Mexico!!!
Report Post »historypaper
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:14pmDear Homeland Worthless Security Department, a female suicide bomber.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:11pmHow sick and evil! God will judge accordingly!
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:28pmGod will judge but perhaps both sides will be judged the same – do you think? If we carry as much hate for the Muslims as they have for us – will we not also be judged? http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:07pm@HISEMIESTER…welp, my guess would be that THEY claim it’s a RELIGION…but, SURPRISE…it’s really just TERRORISM!!!!!!!!
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:06pmCowards…
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 6:26pmExactly .. anyone who attacks civilians is a coward .. if they are such “men” (even the women) come and fight our military …I think we should exploit the fact that they are COWARDS!
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:03pmBoom! The religion of peace is at it again. These people are hopelessly PRIMITIVE AND EVIL! They MUST BE DESTROYED! Tell Obama and Biden and Pelosi and Reid and, oh yeah, almost forgot, TELL THAT IMBECILE > Joy Behar!
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 2:59pmin the name of the religion of peace : KILL-INJURE-DESTROY
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 6:24pmThey talk of being misunderstood … thing is we understand PERFECTLY .. kill kill kill.
Time to stop this polically correct cr*p and start with the NEWS MEDIA. Where are they? Covering up for and cowering from *******.
Report Post »Plankchapel
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 2:59pmTSA is going to get a lot of flack about the burkas. Did you see where the TSA wanted to search a turban? Muslims may have to kill a few TSA agents if they do a pat-down on one of their women!
This is going to get really interesting, folks!
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 3:23pmOne thing about it is if they keep killing Muslims, they will eventually run out hopefully. Talk about stupid, but its the type of stupid I can live with.
Report Post »KICKILLEGALSOUT
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 5:08pmAs long as it is in Pakistan and not here! You would think that after the first thousand suicide bombs the people would finally raise up against this barbaric evil and cast away Islam.
Report Post »Reagan/DeMint.deciple
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 5:20pmWill she get 33 male virgins ?
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 5:29pmREAGAN/DEMINT …wow, if she did, how badly would that suck for her! “Oh…OH!!! I’m sorry…”
Report Post »StMichelob
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 5:31pmREAGAN/DEMINT wow…how much would it suck for her if she DID!?
snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 5:51pmListen, this is a battle ulitmately of ideals and of spiritual places; between the light and the darkness of God and the Devil. The enemies of America, and of the light, are always seeking new tactics to bring fear and despair upon the children of the light.
They will not win in the end if we chose not to go into the night; on the day of judgment, they will have to explain themselves before the Almighty!!!
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 5:55pmListen, in the case of the TSA, at SkyHarbor today I went to meet family traveling back east; they have explained to me that several members of a muslum group again have been let through the lines of security without the need for a pat down or the scanners that make you glow in the dark.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 6:06pmComing soon to a grocery store near you…
Religion of Peace my a@@
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 6:40pmJust what the Scum TSA need more excuses to use more Scanners
Report Post »http://www.infowars.com/think-dhs-is-backing-off-scanners-think-again/
ending the Scanners should be the new congress number 1 priority
tower7femacamp
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 7:06pmhttp://www.boingboing.net/2010/12/23/tsa-has-no-regular-t.html
Report Post »Eddies_Grandma
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 7:58pmThey are barbaric savages. . On 9-11-2001, I learned everything I need to know about Islam.
Report Post »VoteBushIn12
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 8:57pmWithout a doubt the people killed were Muslims. If we are “at war with Islam” we would also be attacking those who were attacked. Instead, why don’t you say we are “at war with extremist Muslims” so as not to declare war on the victims in this story…
…unless your intent is to be like the suicide bomber and kill innocent people, in which case I declare war on you.
Report Post »roostercogburn
Posted on December 25, 2010 at 10:20pmHey I got patted down, and the 3 muslims in front of me went right through, no scanner even, now if this is the way we are going to run the TSA it’s time to just shut it all down right now and save the money, they do NOTHING for real security.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on December 26, 2010 at 12:09amOn this holiest of days, let us rejoice that the defeat of the enemies of God is at hand! Jesus spoke of the harsh penalty delivered unto those transgressors who would deny the true God and worship another. HEISMIESTER, a warrior of God, has spoken the truth in much the same vein as the teachings of Christ: let their be a reward on the “pelt” of those members of the dark order, those who would destroy the children of God. Let the wrath of the righteous be loosed, and relieve by the hand of Man every Muslim in the world of their sinfulness so that they may stand before the Lord in judgement.
Blessed are ye who bespeak moral outrage and anger toward anyone of the Muslim faith, toward the liberals here and abroad who would steal from the rich to give to the poor, toward Russia, toward China and every other despotic nation of the world. The battle between darkness and light has begun. Your anger toward all but the faithful ultraconservatives in the United States is pleasing unto God, because He hath made you the Chosen Ones, those of the Light, whose destiny is to destroy anyone who does not as we, but sides instead with darkness, the Devil and the destruction and enslavement of the World.
You have spoken truly those of you bring the hatred of Evil to the world, and who propose final solutions to a world gone astray. Go bless ye, those who walk with Jesus in hatred!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 26, 2010 at 10:53amHmmmmmmmm maybe we should tell Muslim that the other Muslim came over the house to eat a ham sandwich and watch Christian TV
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