Forum Views ()
Forum Replies ()
Read more with google mobile :
Suicide bomb at police station kills 7 in Pakistan
Yahoo!
My Yahoo!
Mail
More Yahoo! Services
Account Options
New User? Sign Up
Sign In
Help
Yahoo! Search
web search
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Australia
China
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Suicide bomb at police station kills 7 in Pakistan
By ZARAR KHAN,Associated Press Writer -
57 minutes ago
Send
IM Story
Print
ISLAMABAD – A suicide bomber rammed a truck loaded with explosives into a police station in Pakistan on Sunday, killing a child and six other civilians, police said.
The attack at Saddar police station in the Kohat region wounded 26 people, said Abdullah Khan, the deputy inspector general in Kohat.
Twin suicide attacks in the same region Saturday targeted refugees who were fleeing the Orakzai tribal area where Pakistan's army is fighting militants. That attack killed 41 people as they lined up to register for food and relief supplies.
The victims of the police station bombing were mostly civilians, said Dilawar Khan, the Kohat police chief. Six of the wounded were police.
The truck was loaded with up to 250 kilograms of explosives, he said. It struck a concrete barrier in front of the building, which was heavily damaged as was an adjoining school.
The victims were among around 200,000 people who have left the Orakzai region along the Afghan border since the end of last year, when the Pakistan army began offensive ground and air operations against militants based in the remote, tribally administered region.
The attacks in Kohat were a reaction to the army offensive in Orakzai, Diliwar Khan said.
The registration point in Kohat was managed by the local administration, but sometimes used by foreign humanitarian groups to deliver aid. There was no claim of responsibility for Saturday's bombings, which is not unusual when ordinary Pakistanis are killed.
The United Nations temporarily suspended work helping displaced people in Kohat and neighboring Hangu as a result of Saturday's attack.
The registration point _ essentially a small building in a dusty field _ may have been hit to persuade people not to have any contact with the local administration or foreign relief groups.
The bombers were men disguised in burqas, the all-encompassing veil worn by conservative Muslim women, allowing them to get close to the building without arousing suspicion, said Abdullah Khan.
Government official Dilawar Khan Bangash said 41 people were killed and 62 were wounded in the attack.
The tempo of the operations in Orakzai has picked up since March, with frequent aerial bombardment. Nearly 50,000 people have left in the last month.
In the tribal region Sunday, one soldier and 13 militants were killed in a clash in Sangra area, said Jahanzeb Khan, a government official in Orakzai.
Al-Qaida and Taliban militants based in the northwest have carried out near-daily attacks over the last 18 months in Pakistan, seeking to overthrow its Western-allied government and stop it from fighting them. The blasts have killed several thousand people, but not deterred the army.
Most of the attacks are directed at security or government installations, but civilian targets have also been hit.
___
Associated Press writer Hussain Afzal in Parachinar contributed to this report.
Recommend
Send
IM Story
Print
Related Articles
Chinese president Hu flies to Tibetan quake zone AP - 13 minutes ago
Car suicide attack kills seven in NW Pakistan: police AFP - 23 minutes ago
Japan 'boosting intelligence on Chinese military' AFP - 25 minutes ago
Thai army says will "punish" protesters Reuters - 29 minutes ago
Massacre families to appeal over dropped charges AFP - 44 minutes ago
News Search
Top Stories
Geithner 'very confident' US finance reform will pass
Central bankers warn against rushing to impose levy
Europe extends flight bans as ash cloud spreads
Red Bull's Vettel seizes pole in F1 China Grand Prix
Goldman fraud charges trigger possible wider crackdown
More Top Stories »
ADVERTISEMENT
Most Popular
Most Viewed
Most Recommended
Europe extends flight bans as ash cloud spreads
Toad is a telltale for impending quakes: scientists
Goldman fraud charges trigger possible wider crackdown
Red Bull's Vettel seizes pole in F1 China Grand Prix
Toyota recalling 870,000 minivans in US, Canada
More Most Viewed »
Two-million-year-old hominid sheds light on evolution
Toad is a telltale for impending quakes: scientists
Taiwan's male 'Susan Boyle' a web sensation
More Most Recommended »
Elsewhere on Yahoo!
Financial news on Yahoo! Finance
Stars and latest movies
Best travel destinations
More on Yahoo! News
Home
Singapore
Asia Pacific
World
Business
Entertainment
Sports
Technology
Subscribe to our news feeds
Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS
» More news feeds | What are news feeds?
Also on Yahoo
Answers
Groups
Mail
Messenger
Mobile
Travel
Finance
Movies
Sports
Games
» All Yahoo! Services
Site Highlights
Singapore
Full Coverage
Most Popular
Asia Entertainment
Photos
World Cup 2010
Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Service |
Privacy Policy |
Community |
Intellectual Property Rights Policy |
Help
Other News on Sunday, 18 April 2010 Karzai appoints new elections chief for Afghanistan
Central bankers warn against rushing to impose levy
Iran, at nuclear conference, hits out at "bullies"
EU makes test flights to assess volcanic ash
|
Europe extends flight bans as ash cloud spreads
Explosives found at suspected Greek militant hideout
|
John Paul backed praise for hiding abuse: Cardinal
|
U.N. Official Says Bird Flu Persists In Five Countries
Young China quake survivor survived by sleeping in
Afghan president appoints electoral officials
SKorean activist: NKorea kidnaps defector in China
Eight hurt in bomb blasts at Indian cricket stadium
Defence lawyers quiz witnesses in US terror case
Afghan president names new election panel chief
Pakistan: Bombers kill refugees waiting for food
Philippines clears two clan members of massacre
China needs to consider currency 'reforms': EU
Gulf youths challenge conservative norms with their cameras
Rats, cats, mildew eat at Senegal's French West Africa archives
Canadian publishes porn for the blind
World leaders cancel as Poles mass for funeral
Europe's air travel crisis enters fourth day
|
All things technical at Spain's Campus Party
Britain's 'third party' takes centre stage in election
Thai army says will punish protesters
|
China's Hu flies in to quake site, toll nears 1,500
|
Suicide bomb at police station kills 7 in Pakistan
Ecuador threatens to take over foreign oil firms
|
Massacre families to appeal over dropped charges
Geithner 'very confident' US finance reform will pass
Turkish Cypriots go to polls in crucial vote
|
Iranian policeman, sportsmen in Malaysia drug bust: police
Rival Thai 'Yellows' discuss moves as 'Reds' rally on
China's Hu flies in to quake site, toll nears 1,500
Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan's northwest
|
Major economies to delve into climate impasse
Car suicide attack kills seven in NW Pakistan: police
Philippines drops charges vs 2 massacre suspects
Gates 'warns White House' over Iran nukes policy
British adventurer set for last leg of Pacific row
White supremacists, demonstrators square off in LA
Suicide bomber kills 7 in Pakistan's northwest
U.S. border agents shoot man at busy Mexico crossing
Thai army says will "punish" protesters
Asian currencies to gain from yuan revaluation: analysts
S.Korea sees $1.3 bln metal investment in 2010
Buddhist Monks Cremate China Quake Victims In Open Funeral Pyre
Panty Raiding MSU Student In Hot Water Over His Thefts of Thongs
School Paddling Makes Comeback In Texas Town
Deceased Candidate Elected Mayor In Tennessee
Surviving the apocalypse -- in comfort
Spanish woman climber moves closer to record-breaking bid
Sudan state media report Bashir poll lead
Funeral mass for Kaczynski begins in Krakow
Iran says has military might to deter attacks
iPad drawing interest as device for disabled
Polish, foreign leaders attend Kaczynski funeral
|
NATO soldier killed by bomb in south Afghanistan
Fears Italian charity will be forced out of Afghanistan
One U.S. soldier dead, three injured in Iraq crash
|
Turk Cypriots hold election, key to settlement
|
Kyrgyzstan's new rulers struggle to restore order
|
Somalia violence kills 14, parliament fails to meet
|
Pope meets abuse victims, promises justice
|
Sudan state media report Bashir poll lead
|
President Obama Observes National Volunteer Week
China's Hu tells quake rescuers to keep searching
Yang defies weather to win China Open golf
Bangkok's main shopping boulevard declared unsafe
Belarus says ousted Kyrgyz leader welcome
29 militants die in fighting in north Afghanistan
Chinese leader vows to replace collapsed schools
Chinese president Hu flies to Tibetan quake zone
Actor Daniel Wu marries girlfriend in South Africa
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights