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India-Pakistan
At Least 13 Killed in Pakistan Violence
2006-10-07
And a good time was had by all, except the dead guys.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A gunbattle between rival Sunni and Shiite Muslims left at least 13 people dead and seven wounded in a remote tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, a government official said Friday.

The violence in the Aurakzai tribal area began late Thursday, when armed men from the two sects tried to enter the shrine of a sufi saint to gain control of it, said Shah Zaman, government spokesman for Pakistan's northwestern tribal regions. He said 13 people died, but it wasn't immediately clear how many were Shiites and how many were Sunnis. "It is a sad incident, and we are trying to control the situation," Zaman told The Associated Press.

Tribal police were sent to the area, he said. Authorities were seeking the help of tribal elders to defuse tensions.

Kamal Shah, a resident of the village of Ziarat, where the clash happened, said both sides used rockets and other heavy weapons.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  A neighborhood clash in which "rockets and heavy weapons" are used?

These guys make the Crips and the Bloods look like bush-league.
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden   2006-10-07 21:15  

#3  The game of those aspiring to be purer than pure in a "country" known as 'land of the pure'.

In East Asia, there's a a common axiom that says any name(given to a person or anything else) that is too high flung and high sounding, carries with it bad omen when it becomes too weighty for the object which is particularly unable to live up to it.
Posted by: Duh!   2006-10-07 03:11  

#2  Kamal Shah, a resident of the village of Ziarat, where the clash happened, said both sides used rockets and other heavy weapons.

And only thirteen killed? Sheesh, they'll never get their NRA memberships that way.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-10-07 00:53  

#1  This is a very small drop in the ocean of Paki Land where the popn. is about 150 million. They can afford to and should do much better.
Only then can true islam be determined.
Posted by: hutchrun   2006-10-07 00:49  

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