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The Pearl Continental hotel bombing occurred on 9 June 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 17 people were killed and at least 46 people injured. The blast occurred at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in the city. The force of the explosion caused the hotel to partially collapse. Gunman also attacked the hotel, firing several shots at survivors. The United States had planned to purchase this hotel to convert it to a consulate.〔(Pakistan: Massive hotel bomb further erodes security ), ''The Christian Science Monitor'', 2009-06-09〕〔(Suicide bomber attacks Pakistani hotel U.S. was to buy ), The Miami Herald, 2009-06-09〕 Malik Naveed, a provincial police chief, stated that at least 11 people had died but that the death toll was likely to rise.〔 At least 46 others have been injured.〔 Other sources gave tolls of 16〔(Death toll rises in Peshawar luxury hotel suicide blast )〕 and 18.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Search for Pakistan blast victims )〕 It was further reported on 10 June that the official death toll had reached 17 as six more bodies were recovered from the debris of the damaged portion of the hotel.〔 ==Bombing== Different reports gave different accounts of the bombing. These included reports of a double-car bomb, truck bomb, suicide bomber and a combined gunman-suicide attack. The bomb ignited a large fire, which spread throughout the hotel. In addition, gunshots continued after the bombing.〔 The bomb also damaged "dozens" of vehicles. Witnesses and one security official have since stated that the perpetrators travelled to the hotel in a delivery pick-up vehicle.〔 They stormed the hotel, firing several shots before the explosion, described as "a big bomb" by a police spokesperson, which led to a fire engulfing the hotel. According to police official Shafqat Malik, "More than of explosive material was used in the blast."〔 Most of the foreigners caught in the blast were working with aid agencies helping internally displaced persons.〔( Bombed hotel may have to be rebuilt ), The News International, 2009-06-10〕 An official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from Serbia, Aleksandar Vorkapić, was among those killed;〔( UNHCR official killed in PC explosion ), Geo TV, 2009-06-10〕〔(Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan ), United Nations, 2009-06-09〕 a Filipino employee of UNICEF also died.〔 Three UN employees from Germany, Somalia, and the UK were wounded.〔 It has been reported that four personnel of Xe (Blackwater, now Academi) were killed in the blast.〔(US Blackwater-Xe mercenaries spreads fear in Pakistani town (Feature) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pearl Continental hotel bombing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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