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Most of the foreigners caught in the blast were working with aid agencies helping internally displaced persons.<ref>[http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22650 Bombed hotel may have to be rebuilt], [[The News International]], 2009-06-10</ref> An official of the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]], Aleksandar Vorkapic, was among the 11 people killed.<ref>[http://www.geo.tv/6-10-2009/43832.htm UNHCR official killed in PC explosion], [[Geo TV]], 2009-06-10</ref><ref>[http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=3911 Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan], [[United Nations]], 2009-06-09</ref> |
Most of the foreigners caught in the blast were working with aid agencies helping internally displaced persons.<ref>[http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=22650 Bombed hotel may have to be rebuilt], [[The News International]], 2009-06-10</ref> An official of the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]], Aleksandar Vorkapic, was among the 11 people killed.<ref>[http://www.geo.tv/6-10-2009/43832.htm UNHCR official killed in PC explosion], [[Geo TV]], 2009-06-10</ref><ref>[http://www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp?nid=3911 Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan], [[United Nations]], 2009-06-09</ref> |
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== Casualties == |
== Casualties == |
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Revision as of 10:01, 10 June 2009
 | This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (June 2009) |
| Pearl Continental hotel bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Date | 9 June 2009 |
Attack type | bombing |
| Deaths | at least 11 |
| Injured | at least 46 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The Pearl Continental hotel bombing occurred on 9 June 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which at least 11 people have been killed and at least 46 people injured. The blast occurred at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in the city. The force of the explosion caused the hotel to partially collapse.[1] The United States had planned to purchase this hotel to convert it to a consulate.[2][3]
Malik Naveed, a provincial police chief, stated that at least 11 people had died but that the death toll was likely to rise.[4] At least 46 others have been injured.[4]
Bombing
Different reports gave different causes of the bombing. These included reports of a double-car bomb, truck bomb, suicide bomber and a combined gunman-suicide attack.[5][6] The bomb ignited a large fire, which spread throughout the hotel. In addition, gunshots continued after the bombing.[6] The bomb also damaged "dozens" of vehicles.[7]
Sahibzada Anees, an investigator, was initially uncertain if the incident was a suicide attack or the result of a device planting.[8] Witnesses and one security official have since stated that the perpetrators travelled to the hotel in a delivery pick-up vehicle.[4] They stormed the hotel, firing several shots before the explosion, described as "a big bomb" by a police spokesperson, which led to a fire engulfing the hotel.[8][9]
According to police official Shafqat Malik, "More than 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) of explosive material was used in the blast."[5]
Most of the foreigners caught in the blast were working with aid agencies helping internally displaced persons.[10] An official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Aleksandar Vorkapic, was among the 11 people killed.[11][12]
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Casualties
Journalists have claimed that some of the injured are from outside Pakistan.[13] Hospital officials have also stated that there are victims from outside the country.[4] One doctor said, "We have received 46 injured people including five foreigners."[5]
Responsibility
A little-known Pakistani militant group, Fidayeen-e-Islam, told the BBC it had carried out the attack with the aim of stopping interference by the United States in Pakistan.[14]
Response
Pakistan – Farahnaz Ispahani, a spokeman for Asif Ali Zardari, was quoted as saying 'This is what you get (for the operation against the Taliban), but we can't give up.'[15]
United Nations – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was quoted as saying 'The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms today's terrorist attack on the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar.'[16]
See also
References
- ^ "Pakistan hotel shattered by blast". BBC News. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ Pakistan: Massive hotel bomb further erodes security, Christian Science Monitor, 2009-06-09
- ^ Suicide bomber attacks Pakistani hotel U.S. was to buy, The Miami Herald, 2009-06-09
- ^ a b c d "Pakistan hotel explosion kills 11". RTÉ. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b c Ali, Lehaz (2009-06-09). "Eleven dead as truck bomb rips through Pakistan luxury hotel". AFP. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Helen (2009-06-09). "Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan, explodes terrorist bombing". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ "Bomb Blast Kills 11 at Hotel in NW Pakistan". Voice of America. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ a b "Five dead in Pakistan hotel blast". The Irish Times. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "At least five dead in Pakistan hotel bomb blast". Irish Independent. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bombed hotel may have to be rebuilt, The News International, 2009-06-10
- ^ UNHCR official killed in PC explosion, Geo TV, 2009-06-10
- ^ Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, United Nations, 2009-06-09
- ^ "Lethal blast hits Pakistani hotel". BBC News. 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ Suicide attack on Pakistani hotel, BBC, 2009-06-09
- ^ Foreigners among dead in Pakistan hotel blast, The Telegraph, 2009-06-10
- ^ Ban Ki-moon condemns 'terrorist' attack on luxury Peshawar hotel, France 24, 2009-06-10