Saturday, July 21, 2012

15 people, an explosion and an attack in Pakistan


Damage left by previous clashes between elements of the army and militants in northwest Pakistan (French)
Pakistani officials said 15 people were killed Saturday in two separate operations, where a bomb in a compound in the northwest killed nine and injured 20 others, while gunmen attacked the site of the Coast Guard in Baluchistan in the northwest, killing six people.
The blast occurred in a compound used by a local militia units and includes residential and office near the village of Tal Spin in Orakzai tribal region where Pakistan's army launched operations against armed groups in months.


He said local government official who requested anonymity, "We do not know if the suicide bomber targeted a compound or a number of militants were making a bomb exploded accidentally."


The injured were taken to a hospital nearby Hangu district, a hospital official reported that a number of the injured were in serious condition.


The armed groups are active in the tribal region of northwest Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, including the Pakistani Taliban responsible for numerous bombings in the country in recent years.


In the province of Baluchistan in the northwest, gunmen attacked the site of the Coast Guard, killing six people, local officials said.


The attackers arrived on the back of trucks, motorcycles and fired rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles on the site.


And blamed most of the violence in Balochistan the largest and poorest regions of Pakistan to Baloch separatists are waging an insurgency for a long time to demand more autonomy and control over natural resources. Is also active in the region by Islamic militants loyal to al Qaeda and the Taliban.



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