Charsadda under attack

Published May 13, 2011
Paramilitary forces investigate at the site of the suicide bomb blast. - Photo by Reuters.
Paramilitary forces investigate at the site of the suicide bomb blast. - Photo by Reuters.
A man who lost his family member reacts as he talks on a phone in Peshawar. - Photo by AP.
A man who lost his family member reacts as he talks on a phone in Peshawar. - Photo by AP.
The site of the attack is framed through the window of a damaged vehicle. - Photo by Reuters.
The site of the attack is framed through the window of a damaged vehicle. - Photo by Reuters.
Security officials visit the site at a gate of the paramilitary training school. - Photo by AP.
Security officials visit the site at a gate of the paramilitary training school. - Photo by AP.
A security official shows photographs he found in the luggage of soldiers after the bombing. - Photo by AP.
A security official shows photographs he found in the luggage of soldiers after the bombing. - Photo by AP.
A policeman examines the site outside the main training centre of Frontier Constabulary (FC). - Photo by AFP.
A policeman examines the site outside the main training centre of Frontier Constabulary (FC). - Photo by AFP.
A security official collects blast victims' belongings at the site of the blast. - Photo by AFP.
A security official collects blast victims' belongings at the site of the blast. - Photo by AFP.
Security officials examine the wreckage of vehicles. - Photo by AFP.
Security officials examine the wreckage of vehicles. - Photo by AFP.
A soldier stands guard at the site of the blast. - Photo by AFP.
A soldier stands guard at the site of the blast. - Photo by AFP.
Clothing and other items from victims are seen collected and put in a pile at the site - Photo by AFP.
Clothing and other items from victims are seen collected and put in a pile at the site - Photo by AFP.
People transfer an injured man to a hospital in Peshawar. - Photo by AP
People transfer an injured man to a hospital in Peshawar. - Photo by AP

Suicide bombers from the Tehrik-e-Taliban in Pakistan attacked a paramilitary academy in the Shabqadar Tehsil of Charsadda on Friday, May 13, killing more than 80 people in revenge for the death of Osama bin Laden. It was the deadliest attack in Pakistan this year and came with the military and civilian leadership plunged into crisis over the killing of the al Qaeda chief by US commandos on May 2. The explosions detonated as newly trained FC cadets were getting into buses and coaches for a 10-day leave after a training course, and they were wearing civilian clothes, police said.

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