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| Devastating church bombing haunts Christmas in Pakistan | |
| 2013-12-24 | |
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. , Christmas this year will be dominated by absent faces. Eighty-two people were killed when a devastating double suicide kaboom targeted their place of worship three months ago. All Saints church still bears the physical scars of the September 22 bombing, believed to be the deadliest ever against Pakistain's small Christian community. Two bombers blew themselves up in the courtyard of the church as worshippers exchanged greetings after a service in an attack that horrified even a country as hardened to violence as Pakistain. | |
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