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Bom Pinggir Jalan Guncang Prosesi Syiah di Pakistan
(AP/kashif Naveed) Aparat polisi Pakistan menyisir lokasi ledakan bom
untuk mencari barang bukti di Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan pada Sabtu (24/11)
pasca ledakan bom yang menewaskan tujuh orang.
Peshawar, (Analisa). Bom pinggir jalan menewaskan sedikitnya tujuh orang
dekat prosesi keagamaan Syiah di Pakistan pada Sabtu (24/11), demikian
dikatakan pihak berwenang.
Pasukan keamanan disiagakan penuh sebagai langkah menghadapi serangan
sektarian berskala besar terhadap kelompok minoritas di negara itu.
Setidaknya 30 orang termasuk lima anak juga terluka ketika bom itu
meledak di satu rute prosesi masyarakat Syiah di Kabupaten Dera Ismail Khan,
kata kepala rumah sakit lokal Aziz Baluch kepada AFP.
Berita-berita sebelumnya menyebut, sebuah bom meledak di dekat satu
prosesi keagamaan Muslim Syiah di Pakistan baratlaut pada Sabtu, menewaskan
tiga anak dan melukai lebih dari 10 orang, kata polisi.
Bom pinggir jalan itu ditanam pada rute prosesi di Kabupaten Dera Ismail
Khan, kata petugas polisi Ghulam Ahmed kepada AFP.
Ledakan tersebut terjadi saat Muslim Syiah berkumpul untuk melakukan
prosesi menandai peringatan kematian cucu Nabi Muhammad Imam Husain pada tahun
680.
Kepala Kpolisian Kota Khalid Suhail mengatakan semua anak yang meninggal
berusia antara enam sampai 11 tahun. "Mereka adalah anak-anak muda."
Setidaknya dari 18 orang yang terluka termasuk dua pejabat polisi,
katanya dan menambahkan bahwa lima dari mereka dalam kondisi serius.
Pakistan pada Jumat menghentikan layanan ponsel di kota-kota besar untuk
mencegah serangan teror terhadap peringatan Muslim Syiah, kata para pejabat,
karena ponsel sering digunakan untuk memicu ledakan bom. (Rtr/es/Ant/AFP)
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Dozens killed in string of Pakistan attacks
Series of bomb blasts kills at least 36 people, including Shia
worshippers, in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Quetta.
Last Modified: 22 Nov 2012 18:08
At least 36 people have been killed in three separate bomb attacks
in Pakistan, in the cities of Karachi, Quetta and Rawalpindi.
The attacks in Karachi and Rawalpindi targeted members of the Shia
sect, who were gathering to observe the first ten days of the month of Muharram
- the first month in the Islamic calender - on Wednesday.
In Rawalpindi, a twin city to the capital Islamabad, a suicide
bomber killed at least 18 people and injured at least 25 others, including
several children.
The blast ripped a hole in the walls of a mosque, leaving body
parts scattered at the scene.
Hundreds of worshippers, beating their heads and chests, kept
marching, even though other explosive devices were found at the site.
Procession targeted
Rawalpindi's police chief said that the blast occurred when a
suicide bomber entered the procession and the security officials were checking
him.
"The suicide bomber blew himself up when the security officials
were checking [his body]. We had prior information about the attacks and were
fully alert," Azhar Hameed Khokhar said.
Dozens killed in string of Pakistan bombings
Khokhar said that the authorities would run a DNA test of the body
parts of the bomber to determine his links.
Another police official, Muhammad Haroon, told AFP news agency that
the attack took place when the procession was almost 500m from the mosque where
it was heading.
The attacks occurred hours after two bomb blasts killed at least
two people near a gathering of Shias in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial hub and
its biggest city.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the latest attacks
in Karachi and Rawalpindi, a spokesman of the group told AFP news agency.
Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, said the last 24-hours have
been deadly for both Shia worshippers and Pakistan's security forces.
"The attacks in Karachi and Rawalpindi targeted Shia, but the
others targeted security forces personnel. The one in Quetta killed three
security forces and wounded many more, also including civilians. And another
attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also targeted security forces, so it's not just
directed against Shia."
Attacks on Shias
The Taliban and other groups have stepped attacks against
Pakistan's minority Shia Muslim population in recent months.
Pakistani authorities say they are bracing for the climax of the
Shia mourning period at the start of Muharram, which is to fall on the weekend.
Radical groups have staged high-profile attacks on that occasion in
the past.
Thousands of security personnel are expected to be deployed in a
bid to avoid attacks. About 50,000 people are expected to march through the
streets of Islamabad on Saturday, with thousands more expected in Karachi.
The first ten days of Muharram mark the anniversary of the Battle
of Karbala, where the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and his family members
were killed.
Earlier on Wednesday, a bomb blast killed at least seven people in
the southwestern city of Quetta, security officials said.
The bomb, attached to a motorcycle, exploded near a security
vehicle escorting school children, they said. Sixteen people were wounded.
A Reuters news agency reporter saw the bodies of three soldiers
under the vehicle as it burned.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in
Balochistan Pakistan's biggest but poorest province which borders Afghanistan
and Iran, and where several armed groups are active
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