15 dead in clash between Pakistani militant groups
HUSSAIN AFZAL, Associated Press
Published 06:01 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2011
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PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — At least 15 Islamist militants died in a shootout Saturday between the supporters of two Pakistani Taliban commanders near the Afghan border, an official said.
The incidents underscored the violence scarring Pakistan as it struggles to battle Islamist militants who loathe Islamabad's alliance with Washington.
Government official Mir Alam said several insurgents also were wounded during Saturday's gunbattle in the Orakzai tribal region. Such clashes are common in Orakzai, where an unspecified number of insurgents and their commanders have been battling an army offensive.
Separately, a planted bomb partially exploded as it was being defused next to a Red Cross office in Pakistan's south,
Bomb disposal experts were alerted to the presence of the explosive device and were trying to defuse it when it partially exploded outside the Red Cross office in Karachi, police said. The outer wall of the facility was slightly damaged, said Tahir Naveed, a senior police official. No one was hurt, police said.
Witnesses reported seeing two men on a motorbike leave the bomb, which contained about 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms) of explosives, at the gate of the office, said Raja Umar Khattab, another senior police official.
A spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said it had received no warning of an attack.
"We have no idea what it was," Sitara Jabeen said. "We are just waiting for the details of the police investigation. Fortunately, nobody was hurt."
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city, with a population of 18 million, and it has a history of ethnic, sectarian and political violence. Such small bombings are relatively common in the city and have hit a variety of targets.
HUSSAIN AFZAL, Associated Press
Published 06:01 a.m., Saturday, June 25, 2011
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PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — At least 15 Islamist militants died in a shootout Saturday between the supporters of two Pakistani Taliban commanders near the Afghan border, an official said.
The incidents underscored the violence scarring Pakistan as it struggles to battle Islamist militants who loathe Islamabad's alliance with Washington.
Government official Mir Alam said several insurgents also were wounded during Saturday's gunbattle in the Orakzai tribal region. Such clashes are common in Orakzai, where an unspecified number of insurgents and their commanders have been battling an army offensive.
Separately, a planted bomb partially exploded as it was being defused next to a Red Cross office in Pakistan's south,
Bomb disposal experts were alerted to the presence of the explosive device and were trying to defuse it when it partially exploded outside the Red Cross office in Karachi, police said. The outer wall of the facility was slightly damaged, said Tahir Naveed, a senior police official. No one was hurt, police said.
Witnesses reported seeing two men on a motorbike leave the bomb, which contained about 5.5 pounds (2.5 kilograms) of explosives, at the gate of the office, said Raja Umar Khattab, another senior police official.
A spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross said it had received no warning of an attack.
"We have no idea what it was," Sitara Jabeen said. "We are just waiting for the details of the police investigation. Fortunately, nobody was hurt."
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city, with a population of 18 million, and it has a history of ethnic, sectarian and political violence. Such small bombings are relatively common in the city and have hit a variety of targets.
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