Mes: septiembre 2019

(AP) PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A bomb tore through a bus carrying government employees and other civilians in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 19 people in an attack that served as a reminder of the continued militant threat facing the country despite a significant drop in violence over the past year, officials said. The bus was near the city of Peshawar when the bomb planted inside it exploded, almost completely destroying the back half of the colorfully decorated vehicle. The dead included seven women, said senior police officer Sajad Khan. Another 42 people were wounded in the explosion, he said. Jalal Khan, 14, was standing in the aisle of the crowded bus when the bomb went off, and his right arm was slashed by a piece of metal. “We all fell on the floor of the bus, and people were crying for help,” said Khan, while receiving treatment at a local hospital. “I was unable to see anything because there was a lot smoke, and I was having trouble breathing.” More in Afghanistan: The way forward Panetta: U.S. patience for Pakistan terror safe havens expiringPanetta unapologetic about Pakistan drone strikesVideo: Al Qaeda’s No. 2 killed in Pakistan The bomb contained about 18 pounds of explosives and was set of with a timing device, said Shafqat Malik, a police explosives expert. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing. Peshawar is located...

PHILADELPHIA – The daring secret mission to get Osama bin Laden by elite U.S. forces will be told in the pages of a new graphic novel that aims to shed more light — with a bit of creative license — on the event. Written by retired U.S. Marine Capt. Dale Dye and Julia Dye, the 88-page hardcover “Code Word: Geronimo” takes a look at the mission that is free from politics, a move the authors said was aimed at keeping the focus on those who planned, conducted and executed the raid. IDW Publishing said a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the American Veterans Center. “People from all parties and from more than one administration made this all possible,” Julia Dye told The Associated Press. “It’s an American celebration.” The Killing of Osama bin Laden It was also a quick process adapting the real-life event for the book, illustrated by artists Gerry Kissell and Amin Amat, and set for release Sept. 6, 카지노사이트 less than a week before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Julia Dye called the work necessary for the nation, particularly having had to live “within the shadow” of bin Laden for so long. “We knew that at some point some great journalist or novelist or some great writer will get into this and produce the...

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