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Bomb blast in Tibetan area of China

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China has stepped up security in Tibetan areas during the unrest anniversaries [GALLO/GETTY] A bomb has exploded inside a police station in a mainly Tibetan area of China's Sichuan province, China's state media has reported. A group of assailants reportedly threw the bomb at the unoccupied building shortly before midnight on Monday night. The incident came amid politically-sensitive anniversaries with Tibetans marking 50 years since a failed uprising against Chinese rule over Tibet and

Bomb Blast Kills Afghan Lawmaker

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By VOA News 19 March 2009 Wrapped body parts of lawmaker Dad Mohammad Khan and others killed in Helmand province on 19 Mar 2009 A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed a prominent lawmaker who was openly critical of the Taliban. The attack Thursday killed Dad Mohammad Khan and four other men in southern Helmand province, the heart of the Taliban's growing insurgency. Khan was a member of parliament, former intelligence chief and a longtime critic of the Taliban. President Hamid Karzai condemned the bombing and praised Khan as a leader who worked to bring peace to the region. Khan fled Afghanistan during the Taliban rule and returned after the extremist government was ousted by U.S.-led forces in 2001. He is the 10th member of parliament to be killed since democratic elections in 2005. Elsewhere, international and Afghan forces say they killed two suspected insurgents and captured

Alipurduar bomb blast kills one, injures 12

Alipurduar bomb blast kills one, injures 12 Press Trust of India / Jalpaiguri (wb) March 18, 2009, 13:32 IST At least one person was killed and 12 others injured when a bomb rigged to a cycle exploded at Alipurduar town in north Bengal today. The cycle-bomb exploded at a super market complex at Chowpathy in a busy area of the town, IG, north Bengal, K L Tamta told PTI. He said the bomb was a very powerful one. However, its exact nature was being ascertained. Asked if it could be the handiwork of the ULFA, he said, "Why should ULFA insurgents come here?" He said two years ago there was a similar cycle-bomb explosion at Barobisa in the Alipurduar sub-division. Ananth Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Jalpaiguri, said some people escaped with minor injuries. The injured have been admitted to a Alipurduar sub-divisional hospital. Tamta said the area had been cordoned off and a bomb squad has been sent to the area. The deceased has been identified as Sujit Das, 27. Extremists of t

Bomb Blast Kills Seven in Pakistan

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Pakistan: Deadly suicide bomb strikes northeastern garrison town

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Source: AKI / DAWN Rawalpindi, 17 March (AKI/DAWN) - A suicide bomber hit a crowded bus-stop in the northeastern Pakistani city of Rawalpindi late on Monday, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than 25 others. No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. A woman and a child were among those killed and political workers, pedestrians and passengers were injured. Three of the injured were in critical condition. Body parts were reportedly strewn across the scene, making identification of the victims difficult. According to witnesses, a man exploded himself after getting out of a vehicle parked near a crowed wagon and several other vehicles at around 9:15 pm local time. The blast damaged at least eight vehicles, several shops, a restaurant and nearby buildings. Malik Iftikhar, who was injured in the blast, told Pakistani daily Dawn that he was sitting in a restaurant when the explosion took place. Chaos and panic ensued, he said. He fell on the ground and the res

ERITREA: Challenges and Threats Posed by New Religious Movements

source: american chronicle Sophia Tesfamariam March 11, 2009 The story is long, so bear with me…it will take a while...but in the end, I hope that we would have learned from the mistakes of the last 8 years and most importantly, that the incoming Obama Administration will not commit the same blunders that have wrecked havoc in the lives of millions in Africa. Much has been said and written about religion in Eritrea and various accusations have been hurled at the Government and people of Eritrea over the last 8 years. I believe it is time once again to re-visit the issue of "religious freedom" in Eritrea and how this "wedge issue" was hatched and why Eritrea was targeted. While the regime in Ethiopia may have contributed, by way of lies and disinformation, to the campaign to demonize the Eritrean leadership, the scope of the agendas seem to be much larger than anything the aid-dependent minority regime could ever muster on its own. A beggar regime whose national budg