October 22, 2010
12:17pm
A mosque in Peshawar was attacked and at least three people were killed and twenty-two injured when an explosion claimed those lives in northwest Pakistan. News has said that Peshawar has been the worst-hit city and the explosion was a direct hit against worshipers that were leaving the mosque at the Pistakhara area of the northwest city.The explosives were put in the veranda and were detonated by remote control. As police have investigated further the bomb was said to contain 1.5 kg of explosives partially damaging the mosque and nearby buildings. The rescue team assisted the victims to the hospital and cordoned off the blast site to start searching for more evidence or members of the terrorist group. The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has spoken on the incident and will continue to investigate.
It is sad that Pakistan has again fallen victim to another terrorist attack. Over the last few months the attacks have become more prevalent in the country along its border. It seems that they are attacking more worshipers to make a statement. There are so many terrorist organizations that are targeting its own citizen in deviance and now it is causing the United States to have be involved. Also in recent news the United States is sending 2 billion over the next five years in military aid to help the country fight against violent extremism. As the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the aid they follow by saying the United States has full confidence in Pakistan's commitment in the anti-terrorist fight. In my opinion as a citizen of the United States I am in extreme disagreement with sending money to Pakistan. Although our efforts are in the best interest of fighting terrorism we can not keep doing this especially after the results have not been great enough to make a difference. It deeply saddens me to see yet another terrorist attack on incident victims but we have to allow Pakistan to deal with its own problems.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-10/22/c_13570788.htm
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