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Pakistan: Misunderstanders of Islam murder 15, wound 70 with jihad-martyrdom suicide attacks in Lahore and Karachi

Jan 25, 2011 3:11 pm By Robert Spencer

They were trying to get to places where they could kill many, many more. “Terrorists strike double blow,” from Dawn, January 25 (thanks to Block Ness):

Two terror strikes within two hours shook Lahore and Karachi on Tuesday despite a heightened security alert on account of Chehlum, leaving 15 people dead and wounding more than 70.

A teenager blew himself up in Lahore near a Chehlum procession, killing 11 people. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they had targeted police.

About 90 minutes later, a motorcycle bomb went off in Karachi’s Malir, killing four people, including three policemen.

The Lahore bombing took place near the Urdu Bazar when a teenager tried to join a Chehlum procession before detonating close to a police checkpoint.

“The bomber had strapped bombs to his body as well as carrying explosives in a bag,” the city’s police chief said.

“He tried to sneak into the procession and exploded himself when police stopped him for a body search at an outer checkpoint.”

An hour and a half later, a second attack hit Karachi. “It was a suicide bombing. The bomber was riding a motorbike and carrying a bag in his hand, which had explosives in it. He struck one of our police mobile vans. The police were the target,” a senior police official said.

LAHORE ATTACK

At least 11 people were killed and 71 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a security picket at the Urdu Bazaar intersection on Circular Road on Tuesday.

The bomber, described by police officers to be in his early teens, was apparently seeking to get through to one of the two big congregations taking place in the city on the day.

The dead included three policemen and a woman who was apparently passing by when the bomb exploded. According to hospital sources, 15 of the injured were in critical condition.

The human bomb went off sometime before the procession to mark the Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain was to pass by the Mori Darwaaza-Urdu Bazaar square, approaching the spot from the north, through the narrow lanes of the walled city….

Aslam Tareen, the Lahore city police chief, said Tuesday’s bomber appeared to be aged about 15. He was wearing a suicide jacket and holding a black bag.

He blew himself up when he was being frisked. A few hours after the explosion that took place at around 5.30pm, it was being speculated whether the boy was a partner in the crime or had been hoodwinked by terrorists into carrying out the attack….

Another report said the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan had claimed responsibility for the attack, leading to doubts being expressed once again about the ability of the intelligence network….

While Rana Sanaullah argued that the blast could not be termed the result of a security lapse, people gathered for a chehlum procession in Rawalpindi demanded his sacking from the cabinet.

Leaders of the Shia and Barelvi communities have accused the minister of promoting certain extremist groups. The law minister denies the charge.

KARACHI BLAST

Meanwhile, at least four people, including three policemen and a passerby, were killed and four others wounded after a bomb rigged to a motorcycle went off in Malir on Tuesday.
The blast took place near a medical centre in Darakhshan Society on the Sharea Faisal, between Malir Halt and Malir 15, at a time when mourners were returning to their homes in Malir after taking part in a Chehlum procession….

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