Bombings rock north Pakistan.Summary: A car bomb has exploded in a recreational facility Noun 1. recreational facility - a public facility for recreation recreation facility facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" in Peshawar, the main city in Pakistan's northwest, injuring 15 people. At least seven people have been killed in fresh violence in northern Pakistan Northern Pakistan is the term used to refer to the high-altitude region in the northern part of Pakistan that includes 12 of the world's 27 highest mountains as well as three of the seven longest glaciers outside of the polar regions of the world. , amid an upsurge of militant unrest. A suicide bomber Noun 1. suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political killed seven people near a major air force complex in northwest Pakistan. In Peshawar, a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a recreational facility in Peshawar, the main city in Pakistan's northwest, injuring 15 people. It was the first attack in the city since an army offensive in the nearby region of South Waziristan South Waziristan (Urdu: جنوبی وزیرستان) is the southern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11 585 km² (4,473 mi²). . There have been at least nine major militant attacks this month, most against police or army targets. The bloodshed blood·shed n. The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people. bloodshed Noun slaughter; killing Noun 1. has coincided with the run-up and first week of a major army offensive in a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold along the Afghan border. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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