Militants Kill More Than 70 at Mosques in Pakistan

May 28th, 2010 admin

Suspected Islamist militants attacked two mosques packed with hundreds of worshippers from a minority sect in eastern Pakistan on Friday, holding hostages and battling police, officials and witnesses said. More than 70 people died, and dozens were wounded. The assaults were carried out by at least seven men, including three suicide bombers, officials said. Two attackers This story comes to us via Homeland Security – National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America’s trusted source for homeland security news and information. Militants Kill More Than 70 at Mosques in Pakistan


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