September 7, 2011 | Filed under: News | Posted by:
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suicide bombers attacked the house of a top military officer in the southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing his wife and 22 other people, at least eight of them soldiers, authorities said. Police said they were investigating whether the strike was revenge for the recent arrests of three top al-Qaida suspects in the city, an operation that was assisted by the CIA. The first attacker detonated his vehicle next to group of Frontier Corp officers close to the residence of the force’s deputy chief in the region. Hurling grenades, a second than stormed the house, blowing himself up inside, said police officer Naseer Ahmed Kurd. The bombing follows just…
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