NEW DELHI, India — Suicide bombers attacked a five-star hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, in the most direct attack of a Western target since the Islamabad Marriott bombing last September. Bombers rammed a small truck laden with explosives through the gates of the upscale Pearl Continental Hotel at around 10 p.m., killing at least [...]
Picking up the pieces: The aftershocks of the Mumbai attacks
Dec. 10, 2008 1 Comment
NEW DELHI, India — For Mumbai residents who fell asleep before the sounds of gunfire and grenades shook the city, the November 27 morning headlines of The Times of India delivered the news: “War on Mumbai.” Many simply dismissed the sounds of what the newspapers described as “terror through the night” as firecrackers. Others heard [...]