May 01, 2008 (Islamabad)
A suicide attack leaves at least 20 injured in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency
Explosion occured in the office of a Pro-Taliban religious office. The target of the attack was Head ( Ameer) Haji Naamdar of Amr-e-bil Maroof Wa Nahi An-el Munkar. It is reported that the blast occured in Qanbar Khel village, where the mentioned organization’s head office and a Madrassah (Religious School) are located.
It is so far not confirmed by the authorities that blast was a suicide one, however, eyewitnesses say that the Thorax of the bomber has been found and confirm the attack to be a suicidal.
Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency is located near Peshawar (15 Kilometers from Peshawar) where the Pro-Taliban organization Lashkar-e-Islam is in complete power. The head of Lashkar-e-Islam, Mangal Bagh has imposed Shariah Law in the region and has established a Taliban like Government, despite that Bara is a Fedral Administered Tribal Area (FATA). Moreover, Lashkar-e-Islam and Amre Bil Maroof are two major pro-Taliban groups operating in the reagion and are rivals of eachother.
It is necessary to mention that early in the month of April, clashes between Lashkar-e-Islam and Kuki Khel tribe left more than 20 dead and many injured.
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