Boy suicide bomber kills 31 at Pakistan army (recruitment centre)

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Reuters

A 12-year-old boy in a school uniform blew himself up at a Pakistani army recruitment center Thursday, killing 31 cadets, officials said, in an attack that challenges government assertions that it has weakened militants.
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The brazen bombing in the northwestern town of Mardan suggested militants are regrouping after a lull in major attacks.

In a sign of how nervous the government is about security, soldiers at the gates of the military compound searched drivers before allowing them to transport coffins inside.
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"The bomber struck recruits when cadets were busy in their morning training," a military official told Reuters. At least 20 people were wounded.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/10/us-pakistan-violence-idUSTRE7190QW20110210

[xchrom]

1. the poor conflicted pakistani government.

do they use extremists or do they fight them?

[WatsonT]

2. Both

it seems.

/special place in hell for folks who would do this to a kid.

[bemildred]

3. Dang, this is going to undermine confidence. nt

[Dark]

4. Just when you think the human race can't get any more disgusting, it proves you wrong.

Sending a 12-year-old boy to kill himself? Ugh.

Sometimes, I almost wish there was a hell.