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At Least 2 Dead, 25 Injured in Pakistani Hotel Explosion
Fox News ^ | Sept 20, 2008

Posted on 09/20/2008 8:04:13 AM PDT by Red Boots

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A huge explosion ripped through part of the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, damaging buildings in a wide radius, killing at least two people and wounding at least 25.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bomb; globaljihad; hotel; islam; islamabad; islamofacists; jihad; marriot; marriothotel; marriott; marriotthotel; muslim; muslims; pakistan; terror; terrorism; truckbomb; wot
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To: jimbo123

OMG....I was afraid of something like that!

Prayers UP!!


21 posted on 09/20/2008 8:50:11 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: jimbo123
Several senior officers of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who are reported to be currently visiting Islamabad were the target of the blast at the Marriott Hotel which took place here tonight.

Probably the ISI's handiwork.

22 posted on 09/20/2008 8:51:30 AM PDT by csvset
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To: penelopesire

Go here: http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/20080919RT

I tried to post this last night but FR doesn’t allow articles from them. Too bad. It seems he was right. The patterns on AQ forums, etc... during the past few weeks were like deja vu before the 2005 London bombings. I think more is coming.


23 posted on 09/20/2008 9:02:39 AM PDT by 1curiousmind (Obama is Guilty FOR associating....with a domestic terrorist)
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To: Red Boots

Classic jihad stuff. Yemen now here. Expect more. The Religion of Body Pieces strikes again.


24 posted on 09/20/2008 9:04:48 AM PDT by Lent
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To: jimbo123

Wow..


25 posted on 09/20/2008 9:06:02 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-McCain/Palin 08)
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To: Red Boots
So far, 45 people KNOWN dead.

sw

26 posted on 09/20/2008 9:06:42 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (The Gov't can't legislate happiness)
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To: Red Boots

Religion of peace at it again.


27 posted on 09/20/2008 9:06:50 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220 (Conceal carry - Don't leave home without it.)
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To: Sooth2222
Odd way for the Muslims to celebrate Ramadan.

There you go, jumping to conclusions, you Zionist pig. Don't you know, it had to have been Israel? Muslims killing other Muslims wouldn't make any sense.

28 posted on 09/20/2008 9:08:26 AM PDT by Saint Reagan
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To: Red Boots

Real Player/Media Player Classic link to live Pakistan Television

rtsp://real2.pakistanvision.tv:7070/broadcast/mp/broadcast/ptvworld.rm?PTV


29 posted on 09/20/2008 9:10:28 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: 1curiousmind

Houston as a target sounds pretty ominous!! The place is crawling with National Guardsmen right now and in a bit of chaos due to the storm....not to mention the hub of our oil industry in America(their reason for wanting to hit it).

SCARY TIMES!! Thanks for the link.


30 posted on 09/20/2008 9:11:39 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: SE Mom

Check post 23!!


31 posted on 09/20/2008 9:12:45 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: penelopesire

I saw that. I’m skeptical of some of these sites- but will read it carefully.


32 posted on 09/20/2008 9:15:54 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-McCain/Palin 08)
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To: Red Boots
A snip from CNN's story:

GEO TV's Hamid Mir, who was at the explosion site, said he saw at least 52 bodies. Most of the dead appeared to be drivers who were waiting with their cars outside the hotel, and hotel staff -- most of them security guards.

Mir said a witness saw the gates of the hotel rammed open by a small car, followed by an explosive-laden truck that detonated.

The blast caused a natural gas leak that set the top floor of the five-story, 258-room Marriott Hotel on fire. The blaze quickly engulfed the entire structure. More than a dozen cars were reduced to twisted steel.

33 posted on 09/20/2008 9:33:02 AM PDT by csvset
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To: 1curiousmind; Cindy

((ping))


34 posted on 09/20/2008 9:35:10 AM PDT by yorkie (For God so loved the world, that He DIDN'T send a committee.........)
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To: yorkie

Next time you’re in Islamabad, stay at the...


35 posted on 09/20/2008 9:40:33 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Red Boots

Pat Buchanan on msnbc calls Pakistan the most dangerous country on earth. (Muslim nation. Nukes.)


36 posted on 09/20/2008 9:43:24 AM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (Where is Michelle Obama? Somewhere a campaign is missing its albatross.)
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To: Red Boots

I’ve stayed several times at that hotel....

In the TV pictures it appeared that the bomb hit the close but detached Men’s only exercise facility next door totally devastating it. Although the Hotel didn’t get the brunt of the blast, it appeared to be on fire.

There was a great Chinese resturaunt in the little shop area off the lobby to the left closer to where the blast was. There was also a fur shop that you could buy a full length russian sable coat for about $3K.

Prayers for all.....

BTW, a lot of Saudi’s (including their royalty) stay there.


37 posted on 09/20/2008 9:48:18 AM PDT by nevergore ("It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.")
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast

Cable outlets not covering this much...wouldn’t want to remind voters about the dangers of AQ right now! The voters might decide that Obama is too risky for this country. (eye roll)


38 posted on 09/20/2008 9:51:05 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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39 posted on 09/20/2008 9:53:29 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: penelopesire

Per FOX- 55 dead as of now.


40 posted on 09/20/2008 9:58:28 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-McCain/Palin 08)
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