Tribal militants blow up Pakistan rail line to Iran

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL232811.htm

QUETTA, Pakistan, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Suspected tribal militants blew up a railway track that links Pakistan with Iran in Pakistan's troubled southwest on Saturday, for the second time in a week, but caused no casualties.

The attack near the town of Noshki was the latest in a series of such assaults on state infrastructure by militants fighting for more autonomy in the southwestern province of Baluchistan. Noshki lies around 100 km (60 miles) southwest of the provincial capital Quetta. snip]

In a separate attack on Saturday, a natural gas pipeline was blown up in the Dera Ghazi Khan district in the central Punjab province, close to Baluchistan, disrupting supplies to many areas. snip

Analysts have warned the unrest could explode into a full-scale insurgency if not handled carefully.

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[xxqqqzme]

1. ANYTHING

happening in the troubled area is suspect at this time. Everything I read, seems I can place neo-con fingerprints all over it. I have no clur what 2 believe anymore.

[Igel]

2. Baluchistan's been having a few problems in the last

month or two. Ok, more than usual. Sui, I believe (just over the province line into Baluchistan) has had some fairly heavy action.

Wuetta's also been the site of a few blasts, mostly without fatalities, and there have been a lot of intertribal conflicts.

Some Pakistani editorial writers point out that Baluchistan is dirt poor, and want more development money. Others point out they get a lot already.

So it goes. Tribe against tribe, sect against sect.

[HeeBGBz]

3. You too?

I thought I was just a conspiracy theorist paranoid.