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  Pakistan Marriott Hotel Bombing

  SLAMABAD, Pakistan (Sept. 20) - A massive suicide truck bomb gutted the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, killing at least 40 people and injuring hundreds. Dozens more were feared dead inside the building that was still burning hours after the attack.
  The bomb left a vast crater some 30 feet deep in front of the main building, where rescuers ferried a stream of bloodied bodies. The fire was still six hours after the blast and had devastated most of the five-story hotel, sending up a thick pall of smoke over the area.
  "The fire has eaten the entire building," said Mohammed Ali, an emergency service official at the scene. He said that after an initial chaotic search to find survivors, rescue teams had only been able to make two brief forays inside but found no bodies or survivors and had to retreat quickly.
  The bombing came just hours after President Asif Ali Zardari made his first address to Parliament, less than a mile away from the hotel, and days ahead of the new leader's meeting with President Bush Tuesday in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
  Rehman Malik, head of Pakistan's Interior Ministry, told the AP authorities had received intelligence that there might be militant activity timed to coincide with Zardari's inaugural address and security had been tightened.
  Zardari reappeared after midnight on state television to condemn the "cowardly attack."
  
  It is my wish and plea that all who read this will say a prayer through whatever path you choose, for the innocent people caught in this web of madness. It is such a shame on mankind that possessing the knowledge that we do, the perceived need to kill another is practiced. We are all so alike and yet so different. Respect in one area is considered a slight in others. I pray one day we will all learn brotherhood, respect, love for one another and practice tolerance at its peak of being.
  
  • 21 Sep 2008, 12:55 am
  Billy Ivy wrote: > SLAMABAD, Pakistan (Sept. 20) - A massive suicide truck bomb gutted > the heavily guarded Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital Saturday, > killing at least 40 people and injuring hundreds. Dozens more were > feared dead inside the building that was still burning hours after > the attack. > The bomb left a vast crater some 30 feet deep in front of the main > building, where rescuers ferried a stream of bloodied bodies. The > fire was still six hours after the blast and had devastated most of > the five-story hotel, sending up a thick pall of smoke over the area. > "The fire has eaten the entire building," said Mohammed Ali, an > emergency service official at the scene. He said that after an > initial chaotic search to find survivors, rescue teams had only been > able to make two brief forays inside but found no bodies or survivors > and had to retreat quickly. > The bombing came just hours after President Asif Ali Zardari made his > first address to Parliament, less than a mile away from the hotel, > and days ahead of the new leader's meeting with President Bush > Tuesday in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. > Rehman Malik, head of Pakistan's Interior Ministry, told the AP > authorities had received intelligence that there might be militant > activity timed to coincide with Zardari's inaugural address and > security had been tightened. > Zardari reappeared after midnight on state television to condemn the > "cowardly attack." > > It is my wish and plea that all who read this will say a prayer > through whatever path you choose, for the innocent people caught in > this web of madness. It is such a shame on mankind that possessing > the knowledge that we do, the perceived need to kill another is > practiced. We are all so alike and yet so different. Respect in one > area is considered a slight in others. I pray one day we will all > learn brotherhood, respect, love for one another and practice > tolerance at its peak of being.