Pakistan : Terrorists kills over 7 in Power Plant attack in Peshawar

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Pakistan : Terrorists kills over 7 in Power Plant attack in Peshawar

At least seven people have been killed in an attack by dozens of militants on an electricity plant in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say.

A policeman and a plant employee were killed on the spot and 10 people were taken hostage, police said.Five bodies were later recovered from a nearby field but the whereabouts of the five remaining hostages are unknown.No group has said it carried out the raid, but the Taliban frequently launch attacks in the region.The attack temporarily disrupted power to parts of the city - the supply has now been restored.

The assault by heavily armed militants took place in the early hours of Tuesday in the southern Badh Bher suburb of the city, an area frequently targeted by militants, correspondents say."They attacked the power station at around 02:30 (2130 GMT Monday). They killed two officials on the spot and abducted 10 others," Javed Khan, a senior police official in the area, told Agence France-Presse news agency.

The BBC's Orla Guerin in Islamabad says that there had been fears militants would step up attacks in advance of elections to be held in May.

 

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Re: Pakistan : Terrorists kills over 7 in Power Plant attack in Peshaw

looks like pashtoons does not like pakistan and want freedom

 

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Re: Pakistan : Terrorists kills over 7 in Power Plant attack in Peshaw

Terrorists want to take Pakistan into Dark Ages of 7th century.

 

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Re: Pakistan : Terrorists kills over 7 in Power Plant attack in Peshaw

Terrorists want to take Pakistan into Dark Ages of 7th century.

or in other words ancient pakistan

 

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or in other words ancient pakistan

They want to make Pakistan Ancient again

 

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At least one Paki city enters Dark Ages...

Pakistan: Attack on Power Station Leaves 7 Dead and a City Dark

At least seven people were killed early Tuesday in a militant attack on a power grid station outside Peshawar, the provincial capital of insurgency-riven Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

Dozens of militants, believed to be Taliban, attacked the 500-kilowatt grid station, killing four government employees and three police officers. The militants planted bombs inside the compound and took four employees hostage. The explosions destroyed the offices and control room of the station, resulting in a power breakdown that lasted for several hours in Peshawar and neighboring areas. As the country gears for general elections on May 11, militants have stepped up their attacks on government installations and security forces, and have threatened to attack election rallies.