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10 Killed as Bomber Hits Pakistan Spy Agency

Latest in a string of retaliatory attacks by militants

By the Associated Press

Posted Nov 12, 2009 10:22 PM CST | Updated Nov 13, 2009 5:10 AM CST

(AP) – A suicide bomber in a pickup truck attacked the northwestern regional headquarters of the Pakistani spy agency overseeing a campaign against militancy, killing 10 people today. The attack on the Inter-Services Intelligence agency building occurred in the city of Peshawar, which has borne the brunt of the militants' retaliation against the army offensive. The early morning blast destroyed much of the three-story building; among the casualties were seven who worked for the spy agency, the army said.

About an hour later, a second suicide car bomber attacked a police station farther south near the Afghan border; five of the six dead were policemen working at the station. The bombings took place as US National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones visited the country for talks with top political and security officials.

A car bomb devastated Pakistan's main spy agency building in the northwest Friday, killing at least 7 people and striking at the heart of the institution overseeing the country's anti-terror campaign.
A car bomb devastated Pakistan's main spy agency building in the northwest Friday, killing at least 7 people and striking at the heart of the institution overseeing the country's anti-terror campaign.   (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Volunteers rush a person injured in a suicide bombing to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
Volunteers rush a person injured in a suicide bombing to a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)
A view of destruction after a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The bomb devastated Pakistan's main spy agency building in the northwest.
A view of destruction after a suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. The bomb devastated Pakistan's main spy agency building in the northwest.   (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Volunteers help a person injured by a car bombing to get off from an ambulance as they arrive at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
Volunteers help a person injured by a car bombing to get off from an ambulance as they arrive at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)
A person injured in a suicide bombing waits for medical help in a corridor of a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. country's anti-terror campaign.
A person injured in a suicide bombing waits for medical help in a corridor of a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. country's anti-terror campaign.   (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)
A Pakistani police officer looks for survivors in debris of a police station bombed by suicide attackers in Bakkakhel near Bannu, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.
A Pakistani police officer looks for survivors in debris of a police station bombed by suicide attackers in Bakkakhel near Bannu, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.   (AP Photo/Ijaz Muhammad)
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njgreen
Nov 13, 2009 11:50 AM CST
We did not start this. In fact, the target of this latest bombing, the ISI, was the agency that originally armed and trained the Taliban and other fundamentalist groups, to help in Pakistan's own war with India.
jfcd
Nov 13, 2009 5:03 AM CST
Ummm I think you are exaggerating. I live in Mexico and i cantell you that even though there is a drug war, it is in no way destabilizing the country. Its a very serious problem, but it isnt any near to what you say, and about the US starting wars, I agree, however I think it also depends on many factors, I mean, do you think the war in Iraq or Afghanistan would have taken place if 9/11 didnt happen? Also, what if Al Gore was the president and not Bush, so well we can't never truly predict what would happen, in my opinion. Also, why Honduras?
Netstorm2k10
Nov 13, 2009 4:49 AM CST
And start over with Honduras.

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