http://musliminsuffer.blogspot.com/
*bismi-lLahi-rRahmani-rRahiem **In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful *=== News Update === In memory of *Another wedding party massacre* 47 Afghan civilians killed, including: The bride, 8 persons aged 14 to 18, 38 women and children Prof. Marc Herold July 12, 2008 6:30 AM, July 6, 2008 a procession was making its way by foot (or in vehicles?) to a wedding in the Ghaz area of Nangarhar Province. The group of mostly women and children escorting the bride to the wedding had stopped to rest when U.S. fighter planes came and bombed, according to eyewitnesses. The procession was as is custom on its way to the groom's home. A witness, Lal Wazir, who was covered in blood after carrying some of those wounded, said outside the hospital, "The wedding participants were on their way to the groom's house. They stopped in a narrow location for rest. The plane came and bombed the area. There were between 80 to 90 people altogether." The procession was hit by a "precision" U.S. air assault when it was in Ka Chona village, Deh Bala (or Haska Mena) district close to the border with Pakistan. The U.S war planes obliterated the wedding party guests: the result was 47 dead civilians including the bride, 8 teenagers and 38 women and children. Scared survivors of the initial bombing ran pell-mell. When dwellers arrived at the scene to shift the injured and collect dead bodies, the US-led forces dropped four more bombs on us, Jamil said while giving an eyewitness account. Only six of the "processionists" escaped unscathed in the air strikes, revealed another man. Read the rest of this entry ยป<http://musliminsuffer.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/another-wedding-party-massacre-47-afghan-civilians-killed-including-the-bride-8-persons-aged-14-to-18-38-women-and-children/#more-2602> === -muslim voice- ______________________________________ *BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW*
_______________________________________________ Is-lam mailing list [email protected] http://milis.isnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/is-lam
