Saturday, December 25, 2010

Female Bomber Kills 45 at Pakistan Food Center; Pakistan Taliban Claims Responsibility for Attack

A burqa-clad female suicide bomber in Pakistan today (December 25, 2010) lobbed hand grenades, then detonated her explosive belt among a crowd at an aid center, killing at least 45 people in a key tribal region bordering Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press website.

The bomber -- dressed in a head-to-toe burqa robe -- charged toward a group of 300 people lined up outside the food and distribution center in the town of Khar, tossing two hand grenades before blowing herself up.

In addition to killing 45 people, the attack wounded more than 100, at least 30 critically.

The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the Christmas-day suicide attack -- the first by a female in Pakistan -- through its spokesman, Azam Tariq.

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