1st Assasination Attempt in Pakistan

melaniehoo · Oct 18, 2007

I haven't found an article link but CNN is reporting at least 30 dead after two explosions went off in an attempt to kill returning prime minister Bhutto.

ETA: she escaped unharmed.

William Haskins · Oct 18, 2007

goddammit. and she was turning down additional security and riding in a topless vehicle.

melaniehoo · Oct 18, 2007

CNN had rough video - limbs on the street, etc.

William Haskins · Oct 18, 2007

those damn lone-wolf, exceedingly rare cult members.

William Haskins · Oct 18, 2007

There have been two large explosions near to where former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was being welcomed home.

She was unhurt and is safe but a number of people have been reported injured close to her procession in Karachi.

Ms Bhutto was in a truck on her way to a rally near the tomb of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, when the attacks happened.

The vehicle had just passed when the bombs went off, and there is speculation that at least one of the attacks was a car blast.

Ms Bhutto was evacuated from the truck and Sky News' Foreign Affairs Editor Tim Marshall said "she had gone to a house she knows well".

It is not known whether she will attend the planned rally.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1288892,00.html?f=rss

melaniehoo · Oct 18, 2007

They've upped the count to 35.

William Haskins · Oct 18, 2007

now up to 108 dead.

JJ Cooper · Oct 19, 2007

Just read 126 dead and a couple of hundred injured. Whoever ran the risk management matrix over her return and gave her the 'all clear low risk' rating needs a good kick in pants. Unbelievable.

JJ

Joe270 · Oct 19, 2007

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21374344/

On page two you'll note:

Bhutto refused to use helicopter
Authorities had warned Bhutto that extremists sympathetic to the Taliban and al-Qaida could target her in Karachi and urged her in vain to use a helicopter to reduce the risk.

"I am not scared. I am thinking of my mission," she had told reporters on the plane from Dubai.

The motorcade was 'underway' for ten hours prior to the blast, slowed to a crawl by tens of thousands of jubilant Bhutto supporters. The yehawists had plenty of time to place a large bomb.

Bhutto needs to get with the reality on the ground in Pakistan. I'm hoping she will help to push the extreme elements out of Pakistan.

This despicable act of cowardice may also galvanize Muslims to denounce the fundamentalists.

oswann · Oct 19, 2007

I heard they found the head of the suicide bomber. I don't know exactly why they gave out this information but anyway...

Os.

MattW · Oct 19, 2007

Joe270 said:
This despicable act of cowardice may also galvanize Muslims to denounce the fundamentalists.

They don't NEED to denounce them - it's only a few lunatics, and it's definitely not a systemic outcome of Islamic teachings and culture taken to an extreme.

Where's that sarcasm tag again?

melaniehoo · Oct 19, 2007

MattW said:
Where's that sarcasm tag again?

That works.

Even when they were first announcing the bombing they said it was very obvious where the motorcade would end up and it wasn't hard for anyone to figure out where to bomb them.

Joe270 · Oct 19, 2007

They don't NEED to denounce them - it's only a few lunatics, and it's definitely not a systemic outcome of Islamic teachings and culture taken to an extreme.

Where's that sarcasm tag again?

And, obviously, sitting down and talking with these few, and really trying to understand them will end this bloodshed quickly.

Then we can all sit in a circle and sing 'kumbaya' together.

MattW · Oct 19, 2007

Joe270 said:
And, obviously, sitting down and talking with these few, and really trying to understand them will end this bloodshed quickly.

Then we can all sit in a circle and sing 'kumbaya' together.

When it comes time for the group hugs, don't be alarmed by what they are wearing under their robes. You just misunderstand their culture.

Joe270 · Oct 19, 2007

Is that a suicide vest under your robe, or are you just happy to see me?

billythrilly7th · Oct 19, 2007

Thank god she wasn't killed.

She'll be a great ally in the war on terror since she has such a realistic view and clear understanding of Al Queda and jihadists.

Soon after touching down on Pakistani soil, Benazir had responded to the threat in her inimitable style. “Islam forbids attacks on women, and Muslims know that if they attack a woman they will burn in hell. Secondly, Islam forbids suicide bombing.”

“I am not scared.”

How about now?

Writer??? · Oct 19, 2007

I don't care if she's scared or not, imo only, she needs to think of the people she claims to love so much and start listening to security warnings. It's fine for her t be brave and I admire her courage. But I question her judgement of critical situations after this. She just got 100's of her supporters killed, but hey, I'm glad she made it home ok.

1st Assasination Attempt in Pakistan

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