Fears are growing in Pakistan, reports AFP, that a series of bomb attacks around the country indicate that militants are seeking revenge this way for the government’s offensive against the Taliban. The number of deaths from several bomb attacks in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 28 May has risen to 15. The new attacks follow a deadly one in Lahore earlier in the week.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 29 May 2009 at 10:01 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 29 May 2009.
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Tags: attacks, bombs, deaths, Dera Ismail Khan, Lahore, Pakistan, Peshawar, Taliban
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