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Deadly Rampage in Pakistan Shows Reach of Militants
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 30, 2009 10:45pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Tuesday, March 31, 2009 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By SABRINA TAVERNISE, WAQAR GILLANI and SALMAN MASOOD
Published: March 30, 2009
This article was reported by Sabrina Tavernise, Waqar Gillani and Salman Masood and written by Ms. Tavernise.
MANAWAN, Pakistan — The attackers hopped over a crumbling brick wall, wearing backpacks and belts with dangling grenades. They were young and wore beards, and by 7:30 a.m. on Monday, they were firing machine guns into an unarmed crowd of young police recruits.
Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, came under attack for the second time this month. This time, militants hit several hundred police cadets caught off guard during a morning drill at their academy in this village near Lahore, Punjab’s capital.
The attackers issued no demands but went on a rampage, killing at least eight recruits and instructors. One attacker was killed in the siege that followed and, in a gory finale, three detonated suicide belts, killing themselves. More than 100 people were wounded.
“They were barbaric,” a senior trainer at the center said. “They had no demands. We didn’t understand what they wanted. They just kept killing.” |
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