Beware of bumpy roads

dcinffxva

February 25, 2007 23:15

CHICHAWATNI, Pakistan, Feb 24(Reuter) Three suspected militants were blown to pieces by their explosives on Saturday when they rode over a bump on a bicycle outside Chichawatni town, some 120 km north of Multan, the main city in southern Punjab, police said. "The head of one man has been blown off," Deputy Superintendent of Police Bashir Ahmed told Reuters from Chichawatni. Another of the dead men had his legs blown off, while the third had his stomach ripped open and died later in hospital, police said. At least two of the dead men were students at a nearby madrasa, suspected of having links to Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, a banned Police were unsure what kind of attack the men on the bike were planning. "We don't know whether they wanted to carry out a suicide attack or plant the explosives somewhere," Ahmed said, adding that initial investigations suggested the explosive was home-made.

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  Henry0Reilly

  February 26, 2007 00:25

  I ran this through a Dogpile for news and thought it interesting that some news services classifed the three as "suicide bombers" in their headlines even though the police statement clearly stated the intent of the bombers was unknown.

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