Suicide Bomber Kills 9 Pakistani Troop Recruits

Al Qaeda-like attacks are on the increase in Pakistan and the latest suicide bomber took the lives of 9 Pakistani army recruits. It's obvious that the groups linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban are trying to send a strong signal that they have been hurt by the government's successes in the NW Territory of Pakistan and of course, these bombings are to create the unrest in Paki troops.

Here's the full story of the bombing.

Suicide Blast Kills 9 Troops in Pakistan
By STEPHEN GRAHAM
Associated Press Writer

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -
A suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of Pakistani army recruits returning from a soccer game in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing nine of them, the army said.
The attacker struck near an army communications center in Kohat, about 30 miles from the city of Peshawar. Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad said nine troops were killed and four were wounded.
The young recruits were walking back to their quarters along a public road when a lone bomber walked up to them and set off the blast.
Police said troops had sealed off the area.
Pakistan has suffered a string of suicide attacks in recent days, most of them targeting security forces.
On Saturday, a suicide bomber on a bicycle killed two soldiers and three civilians outside an army camp in the northwestern city of Nowshera.

Arshad also said that the army is investigating media reports that Pakistani militant groups have formed an umbrella organization to wage jihad, or holy war, against the government.
Baitullah Mehsud, a pro-Taliban warlord from the lawless South Waziristan tribal area, reportedly chaired a meeting of 40 representatives of militant groups, including ones from Swat, last week.