Yesterday, my co-blogger Damozel wrote about the violence related to the Israel-Gaza situation.
Today, the Los Angeles Times reports on a car bomb in the Bruner district of Pakistan that is believed to have killed nearly 30 people who were gathered to participate in a parliamentary election:
"Today's bombing
came as residents were voting in a parliamentary by-election, using a
local school as a polling place. Some voters had brought their children
along, and up to four youngsters were reported to be among the dead."
"Some Pakistani news accounts said the attacker lured bystanders by pretending to be having mechanical difficulties, then blew up the car when a crowd had gathered around it. But other witnesses said the bomber rammed the vehicle into the school's boundary wall. The thunderous explosion left the street outside the school littered with bodies, with wounded people screaming for help. The force of the blast caved in the school's roof."
"Some Pakistani news accounts said the attacker lured bystanders by pretending to be having mechanical difficulties, then blew up the car when a crowd had gathered around it. But other witnesses said the bomber rammed the vehicle into the school's boundary wall. The thunderous explosion left the street outside the school littered with bodies, with wounded people screaming for help. The force of the blast caved in the school's roof."
See the rest of the article here.
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