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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:14 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by MSNBC


In Peshawar, denial over Taliban tactics

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - When terrorists last week blew up the Mina Bazaar, a market for women and children, they detonated a car bomb so powerful it left more than 100 people dead and 15 missing in a nightmarish scene of scattered limbs, charred corpses and victims trapped alive...

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Pakistanis blame ‘foreign powers’ for deadly Pe...
While the Pakistan government has blamed the banned terror outfits such as the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for the devastating car bomb blast in Peshawar’s Meena Bazaar, ... - [11/07/2009 - FreshNews.in]
In Peshawar, foreign hands blamed for heinous m... - [11/07/2009 - Washington Post]
In Peshawar, a state of denial - [11/07/2009 - Washington Post]
Foreigners Blamed for Peshawar Market Attacks - [11/07/2009 - SiliconValley.com]
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...or al-Qaeda. "Muslims! Muslims! We are here to protest against those wrongdoers who work for India, Israel and the United States" a well-dressed, middle-aged...
...a bullhorn. "We protest against American interference and against our government, which is handing over Pakistan to the foreigners and the unbelievers." Spokesmen for the Pakistani...
...in flames. "I tried to save him, but his body was too hot to touch. He fell and died in front of me" Zamin said, grimacing...

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