Militants Bomb Pakistani Tribesmen
March 3, 2008
Above: Tribesmen Bombed in Pakistan
A bomb kills 42 as terrorists attack a tribal peace assembly near a government checkpoint in Darra Adam Khel in Pakistan. 58 others were wounded. Among the dead was Maulana Sabir Afridi, convener of the jirga. Pictured above: other tribesmen return to the blast site.
The tribal assembly or jirga was between the Zarghum Khel, Akhurwal, Sheraki, Bosti Khel and Toor Chapper tribes. They were going to discuss the formation of a military force or Lashkar to help them deal with the pro-Taliban and al-Qaeda militants in their region.
