41 IDPs killed as bombers target camp

by Sameer on April 17, 2010

in News and Views

Two suicide bombers struck a crowd of displaced people collecting aid handouts, killing at least 41 and wounding more than 60 on Saturday at the Kacha Pukha camp on the outskirts of Kohat. The bombers struck minutes apart in the camp, a registration centre for people fleeing Taliban violence and army operations close to the Afghan border. “The toll in the two suicide attacks is 41 dead and more than 60 wounded,” DIG Kohat Abdullah Khan told Geo News. Meanwhile, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Al Alami called Geo News correspondent and claimed the responsibility of the attack. Body parts of the bombers were recovered and most of the victims were members of the Mani Khel and Baramad Khel tribes who had gathered for registration after fleeing fighting in their home district of Orakzai, sources said. The first bomber detonated his explosives while displaced people gathered to register and receive relief items. A few minutes later the second bomber blew himself up in the middle of the gathering crowd

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