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Police say gunmen attacked a mosque1 Friday near the country's army headquarters, killing2 at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 others.
Sean Maroney | Islamabad 04 December 2009
Pakistani soldiers take up position outside a besieged3 mosque in Pakistan's garrison4 city Rawalpindi, 04 Dec 2009
They are nibbling5 around the area at whatever they can get," security analyst6 and retired7 Brigadier General Mahmood Shah tells VOA.
Police in Pakistan say gunmen attacked a mosque Friday near the country's army headquarters, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 others. Pakistani state television say authorities still are searching for the attackers.
The attack occurred in Rawalpindi, just outside the Pakistani capital Islamabad, at the conclusion of Friday's prayers at the Parade Lane mosque.
Regional police officer Aslam Tareen spoke8 to reporters shortly after the assault.
He says when the prayer leader finished his sermon, two to three attackers entered the mosque's main hall and opened fire on the crowd. He says the attackers then threw hand grenades, which caused huge explosions.
The mosque is located in a high-security area dominated by Pakistani military personnel, with many military residential9 complexes and offices nearby.
Security analyst and retired Brigadier-General Mahmood Shah tells VOA that retired army officers frequently visit this mosque.
He also says that he suspects the country's Taliban militants10, who attacked the nearby army headquarters in October, are focusing on so-called "soft targets" to create confusion and strike at the country's military.
"They are nibbling around the area at whatever they can get," Shah said."It is not possible to cover the complete [Rawalpindi] area. Prayer places are considered to be respected."
A day earlier, a suicide bomber11 killed two guards and wounded 11 other people at the Pakistani naval12 headquarters, which is located in Islamabad.
Hundreds of people have died in Pakistan's escalating13 violence since the government launched in mid-October an offensive against Taliban militants near the Afghan border.
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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包围,围困,围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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v.啃,一点一点地咬(吃)( nibble的现在分词 );啃出(洞),一点一点咬出(洞);慢慢减少;小口咬 | |
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n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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