Suicide blast in Pakistani city kills 20

[Chiron]

LAHORE, Pakistan - A suicide bomber exploded among police guarding the front of a court in eastern Pakistan ahead of a planned protest by lawyers Thursday, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more, officials and witnesses said.

An Associated Press photographer at the scene of the attack outside the Lahore High Court saw more than 25 dead or wounded people, including police and civilians. Wounded people lying in pools of blood were crying for help.

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In my humble opinion:

I see this as part of the GWOT. The deaths in Pakistan over the last few years make it number three out of the 22 current wars going on in the world. In fact I understand that Somalia is number one in deaths and Etheopia number two.

There is a movement trying to gain ground in Pakistan which is none other than OBL and the Taliban.

There is much at stake here as Pakistan is a nuclear power and if the current government pushes too hard the Islamist movement will gain momentum. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.