- Title: PAKISTAN: Four civilians killed in Peshawar after rocket lands on house
- Date: 25th February 2010
- Summary: PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (FEBRUARY 24, 2010) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) HOUSE DAMAGED BY ROCKET RUBBLE ON ROOF OF ADJACENT HOUSE HOLE IN THE ROOF PEOPLE FROM NEIGHBOURHOOD CLEANING DEBRIS PEOPLE PULLING OUT COUCH FROM UNDERNEATH RUBBLE SHOE LYING ON FLOOR CHILD'S SHIRT RELATIVES EMBRACING AND WEEPING (SOUNDBITE) (Pashto) NOMAN KHAN, RELATIVE OF THE VICTIMS SAYING: "We
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- Location: Pakistan
- Country: Pakistan
- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement,War / Fighting
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- Story Text: A rocket fired from an unknown location exploded into a house in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, killing four people on Wednesday (February 24).
A mother and three children were killed in the blast and three others in the house at the time were also injured.
Witnesses said the rocket fell with a loud bang. It hit the house damaging it badly and it also damaged the house adjacent to it. The residents pulled out bodies and injured from underneath the rubble.
"We were fast asleep. It was time for Fajr (dawn) prayers. Suddenly there was an explosion. We woke up to that and we saw that the roof of my uncle's house had collapsed and smoke was billowing," said Noman Khan, a relative of the victims who lives nearby.
"Our four people were killed, three injured, and two or three from the house next door have been wounded," he added.
Local police suspect the rocket might have been fired from a nearby tribal area. However, they have registered a case against unknown attackers.
Peshawar is the capital of the Northwest Frontier Province near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The al Qaeda-backed Pakistani Taliban, who are loosely allied with the Afghan Taliban, have launched a wave of bomb attacks in Pakistan in retaliation for offensives on their strongholds.
The security forces, as well as attacking indigenous Taliban who are trying to bring down the government, have also stepped up action against Afghan Taliban on Pakistani soil, arresting at least three senior members in recent weeks. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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