This morning in Islamabad, Pakistan a World Food Programme distribution was attacked by a suicide bomber. According to the latest figures 43 people have died and 90 people have been injured.There was about 300 people going through the checkpoint (which are in most distribution center due to the presence of bombs), but luckily undeterred these volunteers are going to distribute and do their part to help the world. According to the UN, the actual distribution of food should not be affected to much. The full extent of the blast is yet to be determined, but preliminary reports are not sounding good.
I feel this is really sad and they could not have chosen a better day. Thoughts? What does this symbolize?
I really hope all of you have a peaceful and merry Christmas. It is sad that things like these happen.
Update: It seems that the bomber was a female suicide bomber who seemed to have been working for the Pakistani Taliban. The death toll has risen to 46. 600 meters of the building was removed. None of the volunteers were injured. The Taliban also claims that the bomber was a man, but reports are still unclear.
2 comments:
It is extremely unfortunate that people have to ruin these days of joy and celebration with tragedies like these. However, it just shows governments all over the world need to step up their security. During holidays, there should be extra security placed everywhere to prevent these tragedies from happening. Yeah, some people will have to sacrifice spending time with their family but if the government decided to take a day off, then everyones Christmas would be ruined. Security needs to be implemented strongly during these times and governments should realize this and step it up.
It's sad that even in a joyous holiday season as this one, there are lots of unfortunate events happening in other parts of the world. Because of the conflict going on right now in the Middle East, people can't even get food safely when they want to. Although many civilians were injured, the original article stated that none of the staff members in the food program were hurt, which is good to hear. Like Chris said, security should be brought up a notch during these times, but honestly, these events can happen at any time and it's difficult to stop, even with security.
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