302 Civilians Murdered by Taliban and AQ in Pakistan in 2009
The ongoing spate of suicide bombings across the country has killed 332 people in 20 deadly attacks, which were carried out in the first 100 days of 2009 (between January 1 and April 10).
Of those killed, 30 belonged to security forces, while the rest of the 302 victims were innocent civilians. Data compiled by authorities showed that suicide bombers struck 20 times in the first 100 days of 2009 in various parts of Pakistan and killed at an average of 83 people per month. While the per-week average killing comes to 24. The daily average casualty rate stands at three. Of the 30 security forces personnel killed since January 1, 18 belonged to the Army and the Frontier Constabulary (FC), while 12 were policemen.
The number of those who had sustained injuries due to the suicide attacks in the first 100 days of 2009 comes to 421, most of whom were civilians, the data showed. The figures compiled by the authorities showed that the suicide bombers struck four times in January 2009, killing 21 people and injuring 5