Police: 9-Year-Old Pakistani Girl Kidnapped, Strapped With Suicide Bombs
- Posted on June 20, 2011 at 12:57pm by
Billy Hallowell
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TIMERGARAH, Pakistan (The Blaze/AP) — Police said Monday that militantskidnapped a 9-year-old girl on her way to school and forced her to wear a suicide bomb vest. The girl and police said she managed to escape her captors as they directed her to attack a paramilitary checkpoint in northwest Pakistan.
Police presented Sohana Jawed, dressed in a blue and white school uniform, at a news conference in Lower Dir district. Militants in Pakistan have often used young boys to carry out attacks, but the use of young girls is rare.
Jawed, who is in third grade, was on her way to school in the northwest city of Peshawar on Saturday when she was grabbed by two women and forced into a car carrying two men, she said during the news conference.
Police in Peshawar said they are still trying to confirm her story. Watch what occurred, in her own words, below:
One of the kidnappers put a handkerchief on her mouth that knocked her unconscious, Jawed said in an interview with a local TV station.
When she woke up and started crying, one of the women gave her cookies laced with something that again knocked her out, Jawed said. The next time she woke up she found herself in a strange home, she said.
“This morning, the women and men forced me to put on the heavy jacket and put me in the car again,” said Jawed.
The suicide vest contained nearly 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of explosives and seemed to be designed to be set off remotely, Lower Dir police chief Salim Marwat told The Associated Press.
“Most likely it had to be detonated through a remote control since a minor was wearing it,” he said.
The kidnappers brought her to a checkpoint run by the paramilitary Frontier Corps located about 6 miles (10 kilometers) outside Timergarah, the main town in Lower Dir district. When they got out of the car, she sprinted toward the paramilitary soldiers to show them what she was wearing, said Marwat.
“I got the chance to release my hand from the woman and run,” said Jawed.
By the time the paramilitary soldiers realized what was happening, the kidnappers had escaped, said Marwat. Police have launched a search operation to find them, he said.
It‘s unclear why the kidnappers didn’t detonate the suicide bomb vest after Jawed ran away. Marwat suggested they may have simply panicked and fled.
Asif Khan, the police chief in the area of Peshawar where Jawed said she lived and was kidnapped, Hashtnagri, said they haven‘t received a complaint of a missing girl and haven’t identified a resident with her name.
Police in Lower Dir plan to ask Jawed additional questions after she is examined by a psychiatrist, who is helping her cope with the trauma of her ordeal.
“Police will try to get more information from her once she gets normalized,” said Marwat.
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Comments (114)
wewantchillywilly
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:13pmNational Organization for Women approves
Report Post »PureDrumFury
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:09pmYou know what’s a real shame? The fact that I can’t go a single day anymore without seeing something that absolutely apalls me. This world is completely effed up.
Report Post »Lion420
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:08pmThis is Islam. Cowardly, disrespectful towards humanity and life itself.
Report Post »georgeisn6
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:02pmif the american bleeding heart’s on the left would just volunteer to wear those suicide vests, just look at the little children they would save, not to mention how happy it would make me.
Report Post »Rillobymorning
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 3:19pmI like that idea, George
Report Post »jessieH
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:54pmCOWARDS! Hiding behind children. I think we need more snipers to take out these cowards.
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:48pmDisgusting……..even more disgusting are the liberals..and other countries who support Pakistan , they are an enemy of Israel and America, period.
Report Post »Bonnieblue2A
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:45pmThat adult women are willing to play part in the destruction of a young girl in such a manner disgusts me to no end. Genocidal animals!
Report Post »misteryuck
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 5:24pmBut it was for the Peaceful cause of Allah and Islam. It’s alright….
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:41pmI just Came up with a way to start a Online war. A real info war. We all need to go to a liberal sites and Mainstream sites such as MSNBC and join their chat room. We copy and Paste the REAL headlines on them, Like ones from Blaze and infowars. We will piss off the the people on the left paying big bucks to pay plants, because this would be grass roots. We could educate the Libs that rarely get the REAL news. We would be in essence Posting Headlines on those liberal sites, That would never post them otherwise. Spread the word. This would be a Progressive Nightmare.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:45pmdon’t forget how pissed off this would make the trolls. They are probably on the horn right now telling them about me. lol.
Report Post »elosogrande
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:39pmCut the b.s. Find these terrorists, one by one, and quietly kill them…all of them. Don’t try to make it news. Don’t try to take credit and be a hero. Use a silenced gun, a knife, poison, no matter. Kill a bad guy on a public street or in his bed – tap-tap – walk away…look for another one.
Report Post »PatriotSmith
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:37pmI bet they forgot to arm it…
Report Post »BlackCrow
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:36pmNATO apologizes for killing nine “civilians”? Those are 9 fewer to suffer little children into Jihad. No loss.
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:35pmwow..
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:32pmHonestly, I feel sorry for the young Middle-eastern people, like this girl. They would love the liberties that the Constitution would afford them, but will most likely never have a chance to be free. They are Controlled, Indoctrinated, and abused in their very barbaric culture. Sad.
Report Post »Eric Von Zipper
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:24pmMy friends…Islam is the True Enemy of the Free World…
Report Post »quickstudy
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:23pmShe got away before they could arm it or there were technical difficulties.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:35pmThat is an NBC excuse.
Report Post »louise
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:22pmDear God……and our government is giving these monsters billions.
Report Post »loadingmyclips
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 5:17pmWe should stop ALL foreign aid, Our Taxes should go to our people FIRST. To be sure the taxpayers of this country are comfortable, BUT NO we are JUST TOO COWARDLY to demand this from the washington slime. STOP ALL FOREIGN AID !! Charity begins at home!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:17pmSpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:09pm Your comment is awaiting moderation.
I’m sorry for anything that I said in Jest that may have offended any of you. Don’t know what I did but My Bad Sry……..
Report Post »GEETAR
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 8:12pmdont worry monkeyspanka as messed up as the worlds getting you would have to really get down to offend anyone
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:15pmThe religion of peices.
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:19pm*Pieces
TEA!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:26pmFieces?
Report Post »Chooch
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:12pmAmen to that Supertas!
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:12pmAhwww aren’t the Muslims peaceful and loving! The world will not be at peace or love until that filthy evil religion is wiped from the face of the Earth!!!!
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:13pmamen.
Report Post »@ Coyote2
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 11:36pmYou can rest assured a jew operative had the detonator. It seems these “suicide bombs always explode where the jews ain’t. AFAIK there has never been a detonator found with the “bomb”. It’s always carried away by the operative.
Report Post »Oldphoto678
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:11pmWhy won’t Genn Beck debate Van Jones? Is Beck a coward?
Report Post »quickstudy
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:25pmTiming
Report Post »ProbIemSoIver
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:25pm@OLDPHOTO678 Who is Genn?
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:27pmWhy are you changing the subject, are you a troll? (that’s a rhetorical question, btw)
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:29pmVan Jones has shown to be a unrepentant liar, you can’t debate liars, they lie, when you confront them and show their lies are lies, they ignore you and repeat the lie, it’s a no win situation.
Report Post »texrubarts
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:47pmBeck is no “coward” nor is he a fool. Van Jones just wants “tv time” and I say “NO” – we do not need to hear a word from Van Jones on Becks” huge audience.
Van can go to ABC or MSNBC… where no one will watch him!!
Report Post »inthedesert
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:55pmAs Glenn said, you can’t debate with a liar.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:01pmOLDPHOTO678 is send by Sheila Jackson .
Report Post »Do NOT change the subject of muslim terrorists .
HKS
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:09pmWhy add credibility to a tyrant by giving him air time. I would personally turn him off just as I do Allen Combs. Everyone knows what these things are, broken records. bla bla, bla bla,……….. etc.
Report Post »mombearof2
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:39pmNo need to elevate the disgusting Van Jones!
Report Post »hud
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:40pmBecause trying to carry on a discussion with a pathological liar leads to depression.
Report Post »hluckinbill
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 3:56pmUm, yeah, he’s pretty chicken ****. That‘s why he’s continued to speak out even though he has rabid liberals, marxists, and nut jobs continually threatening him and his family and has to pay to have 24 hour security.
Report Post »The man and his family continues to stand up for what they believe in and puts everything on the line for what they believes is right. Whether you agree with him or not, that’s courage.
Carl1 Supports Israel
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 4:43pmWho is Van Jones? And Why would Glenn give such a low life like him and you the time of day????
Report Post »loadingmyclips
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 5:12pmno it is because van jones is a fool, and you know what they say about arguing with a fool!!
Report Post »supertas
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:07pmSuch courageous, warrior-like manly men. Wow, I’m truly humbled.
Report Post »Supercalafragalisticexpialidotious
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 3:26pmYeah! Manly, super macho men! Didn’t even kidnap the little girl themselves, let the ladies do that. I’d like them to justify this in the name of Islam. There’s no way they could.
Part of me hopes the girl didn’t realize at the time what the heavy jacket they made her wear meant. And shame on the two women involved too. How cold and evil can you be, to justify destroying someone like that, not to mention all the family and friends who would lose her?
She was the brave one! Bravo to her, for having the courage to break away from them like that!
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:02pmDeath is too good for the animals who would do this.
Report Post »When will our president get it? There should be NO rules and no mercy when we catch them.
chips1
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:17pmI feel sorry for BO’s kids. Daddy belongs to a cult.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:09pmNo surprise here , they‘ll even kill their own children specially if she’s a girl , they’ll torture her first & then kill her .
Report Post »Murder & destruction has no limits to radical muslims .
Nothing will save these innocent kids but to arm the women & give them access to proper education .
hluckinbill
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 3:51pmOur president thinks that Israel should allow themselves to be surrounded by these animals. What could possibly go wrong?
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:00pmA summer youth camp in Pakistan
Report Post »Visions (Southern Cross)
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 12:59pmthey’re so peaceful
Report Post »Aaron in Polk County
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:02pmIf only they would use it on everyone in Pakistan… Afghanistan…Iran.
We should supply them with suicide vest the only explode inward, like a shotgun shell over the heart.
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:08pmDon’t forget, liberals like Sheila Jackson Lee think Christians are just as dangerous as Muslims. Liberalism is a mental disorder. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWDHs-GnHh8
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:09pmNevermind this story – it’s not important.
Wouldn’t you rather talk about Lindsey Lohan?
Report Post »How about Brittnie Spears?
I know – Andrew Weiner..
Hey look – something shiney
poorrichardsnews
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:10pmAnd of course, Robert Gates confirmed that the U.S. is now negotiating with the Taliban. http://poorrichardsnews.com/post/6708052762/us-begins-negotiating-with-the-taliban-update-robert
Report Post »I Hear the Wolves
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:17pm@ Eric t.r.s.
Who is Andrew Weiner?
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:24pmAnthony’s evil twin brother.
Report Post »Edct
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:24pmCoward bastard infidel muslims
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 1:51pmCan there be anything more evil than the slaughter of innocent children? Yet our rulers support it by appeasing those who perpetrate it. And here at home we are taxed to fund it.
Report Post »rpp
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:11pmI wonder if the little girl came from a Christian family. Christians are seriously oppressed and police tend to ignore them, such as when reporting a child is missing.
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:27pmIsam “the Religion of Peace”.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:32pmpretty clear about the type of beasts that we are dealing with here. Really nothing much else to say except a conversation regarding ‘extermination.’
Report Post »THE-FINAL-ACT
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 2:56pmeven this small child knows the difference between good and evil.
Report Post »The10thAmendment
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 3:04pmIslam, the religion of hate, the masters of bigotry, the authors of destruction of individual dignity.
The more they act, the more they expose that they are children of the moon god.
I always find humor in even those on the right who feign political correctness (aka tolerance, aka, aversion to Gods message) and say islam is a religion of peace, and call others bigots who believe that cult should be driven back to it’s own worthless birthplace.
Report Post »OverSeer101
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 3:08pmThis is beginning to spiral out of control! To all of you people who are saying they are peaceful, think of your own children! This is gone too far, at the extent of which they have resorted to using the lives of children!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 3:22pmY’all have covered this nicely. Thank you, everyone, for saving me a lot of typing, including the explanation of Anthony Weiner’s evil twin brother.
♥ to all!
Report Post »EnoughBS
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 3:57pmIsn’t forced suicide just plain old “murder” ??
Report Post »ThatsRight
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 4:44pmUnfortunately after all she has been through. If they send her back home she is as good as dead.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 4:50pmDont worry little kiddies! Van Jones is coming there real soon to make sure that there is “no mo’ chile aboose!”
Report Post »mils
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 4:50pmdisgusting people
There just aren’t adequate words to describe my feelings about these people. We need to leave them to their own devices.. yes, then china and russia step in. So, what happens , we’re damned if we do, damned if we dont’
Report Post »spirited
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 5:26pmDoes the “religion” of the kidnappers –who put the ‘suicide’ vest on the nine year old girl–
promise that she’d be entitled those many virgins?
>For jihad’s sake!
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 5:46pmYea they probably learned it from the “Christian Militants” that CongressThingie Shela Jackson was talking about, huh?
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 6:56pmOne more example of the vile right wing, Bible toting, racist bigoted, Christian…oh, never mind.
Report Post »fightback
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 7:21pmaren’t these the moderates whoopie is always talking about?
Report Post »jhaydeng
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 9:19pmHow can anyone justify this behavior! Animals!
Report Post »@ Coyote2
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 11:22pmThis sounds like another Mossad operation.
Report Post »HalfStep
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:12amI thought they didn’t believe in sacrificing their children to their Pagan god.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 7:02pm.
Report Post »Now, think about this.
If the terrorists are having to kidnap 9yr olds, it tells me they’ve run out of volunteers.
So, why is the TSA patting down 18 yr old Swedish girls and grannys in wheelchairs.
Get real.