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| Blast destroys computers at Landi Kotal hospital |
| 2008-02-05 |
| A bomb blast at the Khyber Agency Headquarters Hospital in Landi Kotal destroyed several computers, while Peshawar police defused a remote-controlled bomb in a village on Monday, officials said. Tribal authorities said the bomb exploded at 3:15 pm inside the office of accountant attached to the office of the medical superintendent at the Landi Kotal hospital. However, no casualties were reported Patients at the hospital told Daily Times that offices of medical superintendent and other administration staff were closed at the time of the explosion. Official sources revealed that the hospital staff had also been included in the investigation into the blast that destroyed the hospital records and computers. They said that sniffer dogs would also be involved in the investigations. Medical Superintendent Dr Zar Alam Shinwari, when contacted, said he had not nominated anybody in the case as, according to him, “blasts at the hospital had become a routine”. Around six months ago, a powerful blast occurred between the offices of the MS and an NGO in the same hospital. A former tehsildar, who requested anonymity, said ‘internal differences’ among staff might be behind the blast, and that MS, along with six other employees should be included in the grilling. Meanwhile, Peshawar police recovered a 16-kilogramme remote control device on a roadside in Badbher police station limits, officials said, adding that the bomb had been planted in a tin of ghee. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 “blasts at the hospital had become a routine” Boys will be boys, especially in Hatfield and McCoy country. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-05 12:49 |
| #2 Either A. Somebody doesn't want to pay his bill, or B. They wnt to keep the medical facts hidden (AIDS ETC) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-02-05 12:09 |
| #1 First, they came for the accountants... |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2008-02-05 08:50 |