Posted on 04/28/2005 4:30:37 PM PDT by Cornpone
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A powerful bomb exploded in Pakistan's remote northwestern region on Thursday killing two men, believed to be Islamic militants, police said.
Officials were unsure whether the men had been planting or carrying the bomb when it went off early in the morning in Matta, a town near the Swat valley, 150 km (95 miles) north of the capital, Islamabad.
"Both bodies are badly mutilated. One had his torso blown up, while the other lost his limbs," said deputy inspector general of police Attaullah Wazir, adding that the men were believed to be local militants.
Until recently, the Swat valley, a scenic region popular with tourists, has had little history of Islamist militancy.
But intelligence officials say they have information that more militants are hiding out in the mountains of Swat to escape security forces combing neighbouring tribal areas.
In January, security forces arrested a militant who was wanted for his role in a failed plot to kill President Pervez Musharraf in 2002. The previous month, police shot dead two suspects in a gunbattle in the Swat region.
Hundreds of militants have been killed or arrested in Pakistan since the country joined the U.S.-led war on terrorism after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and many al Qaeda members have been handed over to the United States.
But intelligence officials say they have information that more militants are hiding out in the mountains of Swat to escape security forces combing neighbouring tribal areas.
I can't resist, Call in the SWAT team.
We really need to get OSHA involved in the war on terror. There have been far too many work related accidents
I fully appreciate the temptation. However, if the rest are as dumb 'Soldiers of Holy (joke) Islam' as these two it may not be necessary.
I don't like you, so I am going to blow myself up. That is just brilliant! Why doesn't any of the leaders of this stuff blow theirselves up?
celabrate, celabrate, dance to the music.
i do an ol' irish jig when ever i hear or read about good news.
may they be enjoying helen thomas in their own little heaven.
AMEN and ALLALUAH!
Premature immolation
Ahme Ka-BLEWIE!
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Is he related to that singer, David Blowie ??? ;-))
I think one knowledgeable source has already said, 'if you muck it up you get Helen Thomas.' Sorry, no Kewpie doll.
Allah has his ways..... Yea, tho I walk through the valley of Swat.......
Ewww Helen Thomas that is almost too cruel for them...
NOT!
kudos to their bomb training instructor!
Did they find a copy of "Suicide Bombing For Dummies" nearby the bodies?
LOL! or....The Complete Idiots Guide to Bomb Building by Smokey Splatterz! hehehe
Oh, I say, very clever of those chaps to do that for us.
Ahmed..what's this button for?
ALLAH FUBAR!
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