The Al Qaeda Influence: 20 Killed In Attack On Pakistan Mosque

The reason I have mentioned the "al Qaeda influence" in the headline here is that today's attack on a mosque in northern Pakistan shows just that...the effect that al Qaeda forces in Pakistan are having on the forms of terrorism there. Let's face it... up until now, you could count the number of terrorist attacks on mosques in Pakistan on one hand - it just doesn't happen. So why now? Because, as has been documented, there are tons of al Qaeda jihadists flowing into Pakistan from their failure in Iraq and from other areas of the world and with them comes a brand of terror that Pakistan hasn't witnessed - Iraq has, Pakistan hasn't.

Here's some of the details of the cowardly terrorist attack from Breitbart:

At least 20 worshippers were killed and 30 wounded when suspected militants hurled grenades and fired into a mosque in northern Pakistan during Wednesday evening prayers, an official said.
"Militants surrounded the mosque, threw grenades and then started indiscriminate firing, killing 20 people and wounding 30 others," a senior security official told AFP.
He said the attackers fled into the mountains after the attack in the remote region of Dir district in North West Frontier Province, near the Afghan border.

Despite this, the attack was a rare one in Dir district which has a majority of Sunni Muslims, the main denomination in Pakistan.
Mahmood Khan said no one had claimed responsibility for the attack but last month a meeting of elders in the area had issued a strongly-worded statement against the Taliban and had vowed to act against them entering the area.

Now, that last paragraph above certainly tells us WHY this attack took place and I have no doubt that all or most of the attackers were Taliban but it is the al Qaeda influence upon the Taliban that brings an attack like this upon a mosque. Five years ago...hell, maybe two years ago, the Taliban would have attacked here at a school or a police station or a checkpoint, but with al Qaeda's influence now, things are way more extreme. The Taliban are experts at violence, al Qaeda is expert at terror.

A marriage made in Hell, one might say and Hell is the only place to send these partners for eternity.

At least 20 killed in attack on Pakistan mosque: official

At least 20 worshippers were killed and 30 wounded when suspected militants hurled grenades and fired into a mosque in northern Pakistan during Wednesday evening prayers, an official said.
"Militants surrounded the mosque, threw grenades and then started indiscriminate firing, killing 20 people and wounding 30 others," a senior security official told AFP.
He said the attackers fled into the mountains after the attack in the remote region of Dir district in North West Frontier Province, near the Afghan border.
Police said the Sunni mosque was full of people offering special Ramadan prayers when the attackers struck.
"People were offering prayers inside the mosque when unidentified people threw several grenades, causing bloodshed and mayhem," police officer Naveed Khan told AFP.
Local district official Mahmood Khan said three grenades were lobbed into the mosque which hit the last two rows of the congregation. Children were among the victims, he said.
"An emergency has been declared in the hospital to treat the wounded," he said.
Another security official said the attack did not appear to be sectarian.
"It is a blatant act of terrorism," he said.
The district borders on Bajaur and Swat districts where Pakistani troops are heavily engaged in a crackdown on Al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants.
Despite this, the attack was a rare one in Dir district which has a majority of Sunni Muslims, the main denomination in Pakistan.
Mahmood Khan said no one had claimed responsibility for the attack but last month a meeting of elders in the area had issued a strongly-worded statement against the Taliban and had vowed to act against them entering the area.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the attack, official media reported.
President Asif Ali Zardari, who was sworn in on Tuesday, has pledged to combat the Islamic militancy that has been plaguing the country and neighbouring Afghanistan.