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(3,746 posts) Sun Jun 23, 2013, 02:40 AM Jun 2013

Nine tourists killed at mountain base camp in Kashmir [View all]

Source: BBC

Gunmen have killed 10 people, including nine foreign tourists after storming a hotel in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Officials say five are from Ukraine, one from Russia and three from China. A Pakistani guide also died in the attack.

It happened at the base camp of Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest mountain, in Gilgit-Baltistan.

It is the first such attack on tourists in the region. A Sunni militant group, Jundullah, said it was responsible.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23018706

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Nine tourists killed at mountain base camp in Kashmir [View all] Bosonic Jun 2013 OP

It's so damn senseless. Nolimit Jun 2013 #1

War is hell. We declared war on those people. RobertEarl Jun 2013 #18

Do you actually justify this massacre question everything Jun 2013 #23

Yes, that is EXACTLY what happened cliffordu Jun 2013 #25

Then why did they kill Russians and Chinese? (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #41

Monsters strike again. :( Cha Jun 2013 #2

Sickening dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #3

scumbags, they claim it was in retaliation for US Drone STrike that killed on of their members JI7 Jun 2013 #4

Seems like a rational plan, try to get other countries to force the US to stop its drones..... peacebird Jun 2013 #5

haha, you think they give a shit about innocent civilians ? they KILLED a pakistani civilian JI7 Jun 2013 #6

I did not say they were not monsters, merely that this action was a logical step for them peacebird Jun 2013 #7

they are not upset about innocent civilians who die from drones, they wouldn't care if it was just JI7 Jun 2013 #9

Yup. nt Lucky Luciano Jun 2013 #16

exactly samsingh Jun 2013 #36

That presumes their agenda is really stopping zone strikes geek tragedy Jun 2013 #13

it's disgusting- as disgusting as attacking Iraq cali Jun 2013 #8

You mean like when we butchered tens of thousands of JoeyT Jun 2013 #39

Barbarians... secondvariety Jun 2013 #10

More anti- Islam bashing. jessie04 Jun 2013 #11

More stick your head in the sand. former9thward Jun 2013 #15

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #20

did you forget the sarcasm sign? samsingh Jun 2013 #37

"A Sunni militant group, Jundullah, said it was responsible." Botany Jun 2013 #12

That's right....lets kill,kill,kill jessie04 Jun 2013 #14

If you are part of or support a group that carries out this kind of crap I want you dead. Botany Jun 2013 #19

Do you want the US military and its supporters dead, too? Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #30

Exactly jessie04 Jun 2013 #43

There are no legitimate grievances which warrant such actions. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #28

I didn't see that anywhere in the poster's writing. Did you? /nt Ash_F Jun 2013 #31

There are no legitimate grievances which warrant JoeyT Jun 2013 #40

i suggest you go over to Pakistan and question anything and see what happens samsingh Jun 2013 #38

How will China and Russia react? mainer Jun 2013 #17

They won't give a flying crap. Beacool Jun 2013 #35

The establishment in Kashmir will make sure they are caught and probably killed vinny9698 Jun 2013 #21

If Pakistan wasn't illegally occupying Kashmir cosmicone Jun 2013 #24

What enlightened tour company... TeeYiYi Jun 2013 #22

The same type of tour company that take climbers to Everest. DreamGypsy Jun 2013 #26

Read the details of this travel advisory... TeeYiYi Jun 2013 #27

Personally? No. DreamGypsy Jun 2013 #32

Except most of these tourists weren't American mainer Jun 2013 #33

That reminds me. It's been a while a since I read a drone-kills-a-dozen-children story. Ash_F Jun 2013 #29

It's been tapering down for the past 3 or 4 years Recursion Jun 2013 #42

American among 10 tourists killed by Pakistani militants Eugene Jun 2013 #34

Yep....those drone attacks are coming home. jessie04 Jun 2013 #44