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Suicide blast in Pakistan kills at least 52 people, more than 50 injured
By Reuters
Published Sep. 29, 2023, 5:35 a.m. ET
A suicide bombing in Pakistan killed at least 52 people and injured more than 50 on Friday at a religious gathering to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammed in a restive province bordering Afghanistan, health officials and police said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast which comes amid a surge in attacks by militant groups in western Pakistan, raising the stakes for security forces ahead of national elections scheduled for January next year.
“The bomber detonated himself near the vehicle of the Deputy Superintendent of Police,” Deputy Inspector General of Police Munir Ahmed told Reuters.
No group has claimed responsibility for the blast, which comes amid a surge in attacks claimed by militant groups in the west of the country.
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The blast ripped through near a mosque in Balochistan province where people were gathered for a procession to mark Mohammed’s birthday, which is a public holiday, Ahmed added.
At least 58 people were wounded, said Abdul Rasheed, a district health official, adding that the toll could rise as many people were in a serious condition.
Pakistan has seen a resurgence of attacks by Islamist militants since last year when a ceasefire broke down between the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella organization of various hardline Sunni Islamist groups.
An injured boy receives treatment inside a hospital following the bomb explosion.
AP
The TTP denied it had carried out Friday’s attack.
Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti called the attack a “very heinous act”.
In July, more than 40 people were killed in a suicide bombing in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province at a religious political party’s gathering.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's PM and Head of the Armed Forces sing praises of Islam's peaceful religion where there is no place for violence in a hilarious attempt to convince the UN to impose Sharia blasphemy laws upon the whole world.
Iranian Security Forces Fire At Zahedan Protesters;
At Least 23 Wounded
Iran Wire, September 29, 2023:
Iranian security forces fired tear gas, live rounds and pellets at protesters in the southeastern city of Zahedan, wounding at least 23 people, according to local reports.
It said that plainclothes forces and uniformed military personnel chanted “Allah Akbar” (God is Great) in Khayyam Street while they fired pellets toward the crowd….
The Zahedan massacre, also known as Bloody Friday, was a series of violent crackdowns starting with protesters gathering and chanting in front of a police station near the Great Mosalla of Zahedan, Iran on 30 September 2022 leading to many casualties. - Wikipedia
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OCT 3, 2023 9:00 AM BY ROBERT SPENCER
As is so often the case, here yet again we see the phrase “Allahu akbar,” Allah is greater, associated with terror and violence.
And always with the Religion of Peace!
6/11 Mumbai Attack: Aide Of Mastermind Hafiz Saeed
Shot Dead In Karachi, Says Report
Outlook India, October 1, 2023
As per media reports, the “targeted attack” took place in proximity of a religious institution in the Samanabad area on Saturday which killed 30-year-old Qaiser Farooq.
Farooq, who suffered bullet wounds in the back, was shifted to a hospital, where he died during treatment….
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