Show A10 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday September 26 2002 7 slain in attack on Christian charity in Pakistan KARACHI Pakistan (AP) — Armed assailants tied up Christian charity work' ers taped their victims mouths closed Wednes- and shot them execution-styl- e head the each' to day a bullet The attack killed seven peopld in the southern port city of Karachi — and shattered hopes that a sweeping crackdown on Islamic militants had broken the back of violent groups targeting foreigners and Pakistan's Christian minority One person was critically wounded iri office of the the attack on the third-floInstitute for Peace and Justice a Pakistani Christian charity The victims all Pakistani Christians were bound to chairs with their hands behind their backs in the head k before being shot Karachi Police Chief Kamal Shah said The shooting was the latest in a string of attacks against Christian organizations that has killed at least 36 people and wounded 100 since President Pervez ' Musharraf's decision to join the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and crack down on extremists at home Shah said it was not known who was behind Wednesday’s attack but police were questioning an office assistant who was tied up and beaten by the attackers but not shot Authorities want to know how the men got into the office which had an electronic door that could only be opened from the inside he said The office assis- tant told police there were two gunmen Shah said The building in a central business district of Karachi was cordoned off after the attack and a female relative of one of the victims was led away sobbing by police The mother of another victim Benjamin Talib collapsed and was taken to the hospital “My mother is in a state of shock and or point-blan- doctors say she has lost the ability to speak" Pervez Talib the victim’s brother told reporters The Institute for Peace and Justice has operated in Karachi for 30 years working with poor municipal and textile laborers to press for improved working conditions and organizing programs with local human rights groups Pakistan’s 38 million Christians make up about 25 percent of the country’s population and have been the targets of a series of recent attacks On Aug 9 attackers hurled grenades at worshippers as they were leaving a church on the grounds of a Presbyterian hospital in Taxila 25 miles west of the capital Islamabad Four nurses were killed and 25 people were wounded Four days earlier assailants raided a Christian school 40 miles east of Islam- abad killing six Pakistanis HFwrirjrap w - 5 & 1 rr AVi V s s h AP photo Members of various human rights organizations hold a protest rally to condemn violence on Wednesday in Karachi Pakistan Gunmen killed seven people at the offices of a Christian charity organization on Wednesday in Karachi West Bank' sees': new JewisDt settttDeniient London REHALIM nity Wednesday with speeches music and cotton dial- le candy in a lenge to government promises to block new settlement on land Arabs see as part of an eventual Palestinian state “We won't let them take it This is my home” Oshrat student at Aton a 2 1 -- year-old said at Ariel College nearby the celebration declaring a permanent settlement at the community formed 1 1 years ago Indicating at least unOffidal government support Deputy Internal Security Minister Gideon Ezra attended the ceremony and praised the settlers for their determination “We won't move from here” he said The ceremony establishing the community of Rehalim marked the first time that permanent houses were built in a settlement the government officially views as illegal fueling Palestinian feats that Israel despite its repeated denials intends to establish new settlements in land they claim Palestinian Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat said the Palestin- high-profi- ished over the past two years of armed conflict with the Palestinians ‘ The government has dismantled some of the outposts and promised to dismantle others — but die settlers here have been instead moving into homes permanent two-stor- y Aton and her husband were the first to iqove into the new houses with red tile roofs and tan stucco facades Five families moved into the new houses over the past three months settlers said v Rehalim in effect prevents expansion of the neighboring Palestinian village of Yatma About 200000 Jewish settlers live in West Bank communities that often block connections between areas where 2 million Arabs live “So what? This is my country” Aton said “I believe from God and what is written in the Tbrah that this is our v - 'f ' ’s - V commuters struggle with strike ian Authority would protest Rehalim’s establishment to the United States and Europe which have called on Israel to stop building settlements Until now several dozen people have lived at Rehalim in trailers as Jewish settlers do in dozens of makeshift out- - West Bank (AP) — Jewish settlers inaugurated a West Bank immu- country so I don’t want fo give it to them” While no legal settlements have been established since 1998 settlers have continued d to move into 1 ' - v land without much interference from the government said DrorEtkes an expert on settlements for the Israeli group Peace Now “This micro process of ille Arab-claime- 'VXv c A-- 1L - 1035 North 200 East North Logaa I fdlTK rf SfWt Andray) onatraininFebriiary Thursday to protest what it called “jihadu terrorism” Gujarat most of them Muslims slain by Hindus in riots ' after Muslims attacked Hindus Brig Raj Sitapathy said let-- s Altmatort London Mayor Ken Livingstone said the strike would cost London’s economy $93 million The subwpy normally carries 3 million passengers a day Cooling Sytom OH Saivica TranmiJon - ' a State Safety Inspection 3131 N Main Logan priori Ji timing Beta VMnpumps Electrical Prablami 787-004- State Impocioni 0 Fuel Infadion for that smooth comfortable fit Soldiers try to prevent religious riots in India ' - TUnc-Up- to power SALONt-SP- AP photo Indian soldiers from the Special Task Force patrol outside a temple in Bhopal India on Wednesday Security is on high alert around the country after two militants killed 32 people in a crowded Hindu ten pie on Tuesday in the western Indian State of Gujarat as ? 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Siunuer Collection Remaiiiug Htfi fjt mi GANDHINAGAR India (AP) — Soldiers moved into position Wednesday to prevent new religious rioting in western India after gunmen killed 32 people at a Hindu templet India blamed Pakistan raising new tensions between the hostile neighbors Pakistan said it wasn't con- -' nected with the gunmen who Indian authorities said belonged to a previously unknown group called Tehreck-e-Kasqr “Movement for Revenge" Those killed at the Swami-naraya- n Temple on the outskirts of Gandhinagar included at least one govem- ment commando two police- men and the two attackers Seventy-fou- r people were wounded including at least 23 i police officers There were fears that the allegation against Pakistan an Islamic nation could set off attacks against Muslims in the state of Gujarat where the temple is located At least 1000 people were killed in aa4s ' gally setting up outposts hap-pens every day in many places —55 in the past year alone” ' Etkes said Nearly alfthose settlements are made up of trailers 1 'r ‘v i AP photo An armed Israeli settler talks with a woman and her baby on a street lined with new homes in the new settlement of Rahafim near the West Bank town of Nablus on Wednesday The Defense Ministry said it was unaware of the establishment of a new settlement on Palestinian territory Rehalim began in 1991 as an outpost established to mark the spot where Palestinian gunmen killed two Israelis Construction of permanent homes began under former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu A : ' ' V ' TJi v LONDON (AP) — Commuters struggled to get home Wednesday night during another one-da- y subway strike and a business leader warned ' the shutdown of London’s Ttibe would damage businesses and Britain’s image “It is time to worry and to fear a return to the bad old days when a minority in a union can force misery on millions” said Digby Jones the director general of the Confederation of British Industry He was referring to public dursector strikes in 1978-7- 9 ing what became known as the “ Winter of Discontent” Garbage piled up in the streets and corpses went unburied during those strikes which helped topple the Labor government of James Callaghan and bring Margaret Thatcher they carried out the attack “because they could not tolerate what happened to children women and Muslims during the Gujarat riots" ' Prime Minister AtalBihari Vajpayee visited the temple and called for an end to the violence “I have seen blotches of blood here This blood will dry up but will leave behind its marks which will be a challenge to us” he told reporters “I assure you we will fight terrorism and defeat it together” This Indian army sent 3000 soldiers to the state to guard against any new violence The Defense Ministry said the troops were requested by the state government which had ben criticized for not acting quickly to quell the rioting) earlier this year Schools colleges and most businesses stayed shut in Gandhinagar and the nearby commercial capital Ahmadabad The World Hindu Council a group allied with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party called for a nationwide general strike i Seamless Hi-C- ut Seamless Briefs Panties The sleek smooth look is enhanced by the fashionable leg for a lean and Hthe effect with full coverage In back White black right beige blush and orchid Sizes hi-c- ut $7eachor3$18 Narrow legbands and a knitted-i- n waistband for comfort Classic brief put provides a smooth fid coverage White black right beige blush and orchid Sizes $7 each or 3$18 1 ' |