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At Least 29 Killed in Market Bombing Near Swat Valley, Pakistan |
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Monday, 12 October 2009At least 29 people were killed and many others wounded today in a northwest Pakistani district next to Swat Valley, Pakistan.
Swat is reported to be the center of a military offensive against the Taliban.
Police official Tahir Khan said the explosion occurred at a market and may have been a car bombing.
The Associated Press (AP) has reported that after the attacks, Taliban spokesmen Azam Tariq said, “This was our first small effort and a present to the Pakistani and American governments.” Moreover, the news highlighted the Taliban spokesman’s warning to the army against launching the offensive into South Waziristan.
Dincer Alkut (JTW)
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Monday, 12 October 2009
Journal of Turkish Weekly
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