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Pakistan: A Simple and Cost-Effective Bombing

Jun 26, 2009 | 21:11 GMT

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Summary

A suicide bomber struck a Pakistani military vehicle in Muzaffarabad on June 26, killing two soldiers and wounding three. The first such attack against Pakistani forces in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, the bombing could affect the careful balance of power along the contentious Pakistani-Indian border. It also sends a message from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan that it can strike wherever it pleases.

The Taliban umbrella group in Pakistan has made its presence known in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. (With STRATFOR map)...

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