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| Gunmen kill 40 in attacks on two Ahmadi mosques in Pakistan |
| 2010-05-28 |
| Militants armed with guns and grenades attacked two mosques of the Ahmadi sect of Islam in the Pakistani eastern city of Lahore today, killing 40 people. Attackers took up positions in one of the minarets of a mosque in the city's Garhi Shahu area and threw grenades at armed policemen who tried to move in, Pakistani television channels reported from the scene. At least 50 people were injured in the twin strikes, Faisal Jalal, a spokesman for the Edhi rescue service, said by phone from Lahore. Gunmen also hit a mosque about seven kilometers (four miles) to the south in the city's Model Town, an upper class neighborhood where former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has a home. Thousands of worshippers, including women and children, were at Friday prayers when the raids at the two mosques began, Salim Uddin, a spokesman for the community said by phone from Rabwah, a city 145 kilometers south of Lahore and the headquarters of the Ahmadi sect. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #3 How does George Bush have so much power to do this? |
| Posted by: Hammerhead 2010-05-28 13:33 |
| #2 Death toll was 80 as of a few minutes ago and will likely hit 100. The Ahmadis are also frequently beaten, tortured and killed in Bangladesh but not by Taliban. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-05-28 10:03 |
| #1 From BBC: While the Ahmadis consider themselves Muslim and follow all Islamic rituals, they were declared non-Muslim in Pakistan in 1973, and in 1984 they were legally barred from proselytising or identifying themselves as Muslims. The group has in the past been targeted by radical Sunni groups - who consider the Ahmadis infidels. Members of the community have often been mobbed, or gunned down in targeted attacks, says the BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad. But this is the first time their places of worship have suffered daring and well-coordinated attacks that bear the mark of Taliban militants, our correspondent adds. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-05-28 09:16 |