At least 15 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded Friday in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province, when a motortized rickshaw bomb was detonated at the site of a Quran recitation ceremony.
Witnesses say that the bomber detonated when children selling items surrounded him, and 11 children were among the killed. There has been no claim of responsibility so far.
Ghazni is a heavily contested province, roughly split between government and Taliban forces. This also makes the area a potential target for ISIS, which is at odds with both.
It is difficult to speculate on this attack, as the victims were mostly innocent children, and there was no report of any obvious intended target at the site.
In an effort to reflect truthfulness I believe Antiwar when reporting on all matters should be more conscious of a need to get it’s spelling right, the correct spelling is Quran. The people who perpetrated the reported act are people who have allowed themselves to be driven to madness.
“Madness”? What is any “madder” than US foreign policies? And WHO PROFITS by these acts of violence? War makers do!
It’s an approximation from another language, and I’m sure they meant no disrespect. You, however, used “it’s” in the phrase, “need to get it’s spelling right,” when he correct word is actually “its,” if you’re being needlessly pedantic.
How does anyone know that it wasn’t a drone strike ? Hellfire missiles are invisible to the eye upon entry/impact. The huge German V2 rockets of WW2 were fifty times bigger and yet they too were also invisible to those on the receiving end. I wonder how many of these “suicide bombs” are really American drone attacks.