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Large blast hits Peshawar market
BBC ^ | Oct 28, 2009

Posted on 10/28/2009 12:58:00 AM PDT by rdl6989

At least five people have been killed and 35 wounded by a large blast in a market in Peshawar, Pakistani, local media say.

Huge plumes of black smoke were seen drifting over the city.

Pakistan has seen an increase in such attacks in recent weeks as the military carries out an operation against Taliban militants in South Waziristan.

The blast comes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

Pakistani television showed footage of burning shops in Peshawar, in the northwest of the country, and ambulances rushing to the scene

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: clinton; globaljihad; hillary; hillaryclinton; islamabad; jihad; market; muslims; pakistan; peshawar; taleban; taliban; women
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1 posted on 10/28/2009 12:58:00 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: Cindy

Ping. Here’s that new thread.


2 posted on 10/28/2009 12:59:34 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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Death toll in Peshawar, Pakistan, after the car bombing jumps to 18. More than 50 people were injured.
http://twitter.com/BreakingNews


3 posted on 10/28/2009 1:03:42 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: rdl6989

As with 911, I think the Islamists are overplaying their hand. They’re driving away supporters.


4 posted on 10/28/2009 1:04:55 AM PDT by SupplySider
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To: rdl6989

Mecca happens.


5 posted on 10/28/2009 1:08:52 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (HARDCORE RRREDNECK! yip yip)
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To: SupplySider

They are also reacting to what they see as American weakness.


6 posted on 10/28/2009 1:09:06 AM PDT by EDINVA
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To: rdl6989

Thank you for starting this new thread rdl6989.
I appreciate it.


7 posted on 10/28/2009 1:12:37 AM PDT by Cindy
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SNIPPET from the link in post no. 1:

"The blast comes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a visit to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad."

8 posted on 10/28/2009 1:14:37 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: rdl6989

Maybe they’ll clean up that mess in the NE,,,

Ya’Rite!!!...


9 posted on 10/28/2009 1:22:55 AM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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At least 43 killed, scores injured and many trapped under the rubble.

http://twitter.com/BreakingNews


10 posted on 10/28/2009 1:33:43 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkiMxbHNH0BqgpWA2ZG6VD6wVTmAD9BJVPT00

“Explosion rocks Pakistan’s Peshawar city, 16 dead”
By RIAZ KHAN (AP) – 20 minutes ago

SNIPPET: “PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A doctor says the death toll in a market bombing in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 16.

Dr Sahib Gul says most of the victims so far in Wednesday’s attack in Peshawar city are women.”


11 posted on 10/28/2009 1:33:53 AM PDT by Cindy
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Note: Photo included.

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/metropolitan/04-explosion-heard-peshawar-qs-04

“Blast kills four in Peshawar”

Wednesday, 28 Oct, 2009

PESHAWAR:

SNIPPET: “’...It was a car bomb blast,’ he added.”


12 posted on 10/28/2009 1:37:21 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: rdl6989

Maybe they should use their Air Force to wipeout that

problem in the NW part of their country,,,

If they can’t even do that how are they gunna fight India?!


13 posted on 10/28/2009 1:52:22 AM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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Maybe they should use their Air Force to wipeout that
problem in the NW part of their country,,,

Agreed


14 posted on 10/28/2009 1:54:46 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; Cindy; All

MSNBC reports a mosque was badly damaged in the attack.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33503576/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/?ns=world_news-south_and_central_asia


15 posted on 10/28/2009 2:07:54 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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1 article now says 45 dead; and this one 43 dead.

Note: Video included.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8329244.stm

Page last updated at 08:51 GMT, Wednesday, 28 October 2009

” Many dead in Peshawar explosion”

SNIPPET: “At least 43 people have died and dozens were hurt by a large blast in a market in Peshawar, Pakistan, doctors say.”

SNIPPET: “Pakistani television showed footage of burning shops in the Peepal Mandi area of Peshawar and crowds digging through rubble to rescue people.
The market mostly sells products for women, and most of the dead were reported to be women.

Hamid Afridi, head of the Lady Reading hospital in Peshawar, told the AFP news agency more than 80 people had been wounded.”

SNIPPET: “Police official Anwar Shah told AFP the blast had been caused by a car bomb.”


16 posted on 10/28/2009 2:09:58 AM PDT by Cindy
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This one says 57:
http://twitter.com/BreakingNews


17 posted on 10/28/2009 2:15:13 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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To: rdl6989

Very sad and thanks for the update.


18 posted on 10/28/2009 2:16:20 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: rdl6989
I really don't see any way out of this mess but a war of

Total Annihilation of the terrorist,,,

There is no reasoning with those people...

19 posted on 10/28/2009 2:19:46 AM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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Death toll from Peshawar car bombing continues to rise, currently stands at 80, as number of injured jumps over 100.

http://twitter.com/BreakingNews


20 posted on 10/28/2009 2:45:09 AM PDT by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013 The end of an error.)
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