Officials said the funeral was for the wife of a pro-government ethnic Pashtun tribal elder in Adezai village in the troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
It was being attended by many anti-Taliban militiamen in the region. At least 40 people were wounded. Several anti-Taliban tribal groups are based in the area and they are often targeted by the insurgents.
A spokesman for the Taliban told the BBC that they had carried out the bombing. He said it was in retaliation for the support by local tribal militia of the continuing anti-Taliban operation by Pakistan’s security forces. Survivors of Wednesday’s bombing complained there was no police protection although the militiamen are targeted regularly.
The bomber targeted the funeral of the wife of Hakim Khan – a leader of the anti-Taliban tribal force in Adezai, some 15km (10 miles) from Peshawar city. Mr Khan was instrumental in raising the force, known as a lashkar, with the support of the government to fight militants.
Correspondents say that it was not immediately clear if Mr Khan was killed or wounded in the explosion. The procession was on its way to the cemetery when the attack took place.
“As we are readying for prayers, a boy wrapped in a shawl headed towards us. People shouted to the imam (prayer leader) to wait for him to join us but as he came close he blew himself up,” witness Mehmood Shah told the Reuters news agency. The ground was strewn with the dead and wounded. Hats were scattered around and there was a pile of shoes left behind the victims.
Rescue workers were quick to reach the scene and the injured were taken to hospitals in Peshawar, where a medical emergency was declared. The BBC’s Syed Shoaib Hasan in Pakistan says the militants aim to discourage local citizens from helping the security force.
Source: BBC News
My Comment:
My mind cannot wrap around the concept that there is such evil in this world, that these wicked men who choose to teach children how to murder and in turn kill themselves.
Jesus Christ spoke about children in the Bible.
Psalm 127:3
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.”
Such wickedness as the ones who trained these kids to murder will surely be judged by Our Savior Jesus Christ, the One and Only King who comes soon.
Matthew 18:2-6
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”
Written by: Gloria
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