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20 July 2007 |
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Pakistan
'Prostitutes' Beheaded |
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Suspected Islamic militants in
north-western Pakistan have beheaded two women they accused of being
prostitutes, police say. The bodies of the two women were found by
villagers on the outskirts of the city of Bannu. A note found on the bodies accused the
women of "acts of obscenity", a term that usually refers to
prostitution. The region is a known base for militants
who want to impose their interpretation of Islamic law. Police said the women were travelling in a
three-wheeled vehicle when masked and armed men overpowered them and bundled
them into a car. Senior district police officer Dar Khattak
told Reuters news agency it was the first time militants had directly
targeted and killed women in the region. The note read: "We have started doing
this to end obscenity in the area." Music and movie shops in the region have
also been targeted by militants. Militant attacks in the north-west have increased since the army ousted radical Islamists from the Red Mosque in the capital, Islamabad, in July. More than 100 people were killed in the operation. |
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