"巴基斯坦教堂炸彈案顯示為宗教犯案"

在巴基斯坦西北處白沙瓦的一間教堂，最近發生的炸彈事件被視為對國內宗教不寬容的象徵。死亡人數81人、超過100人受傷，教堂炸彈事件為巴基斯坦史上基督教受迫害最慘重的一次。

基督徒在巴基斯坦為弱勢族群，他們已經走上過街頭抗議──要求政府更嚴加保護他們。在伊斯蘭瑪巴德，超過100名抗議人士在抗議時阻擋了一條主要高速公路數個小時。

軍事組織通常都是罪魁禍首，此次最近的炸彈案已經指向了和巴基斯坦塔利班有關。這個組織聲稱此攻擊是為了報復美國無人機攻擊塔利班和蓋達成員一事。巴基斯坦新塔利班庇護傘運動Junood ul-Hifsa的發言人阿瑪德瑪瓦表示：「我們在白沙瓦的教堂實施了自殺炸彈攻擊，並且會持續攻擊外國人和非穆斯林直到無人機攻擊停止。」

巴基斯坦對炸彈攻擊和標的謀殺不陌生，因此種事件天天都在報導、很常見，而且基督教徒也不是唯一被攻擊的弱勢族群。今年初始之際，南方奎達省的什葉派穆斯林區域遭攻擊，超過80人被殺害，而遜尼派的軍事份子對什葉派實行了處刑般的殺害方式。

(International) Pakistani Church Bombings Illustrate Religious Intolerance

The recent bombing of a church in Peshawar, north-western Pakistan, is seen as indicative of religious intolerance in the country. With a death toll of 81 and more than 100 people injured, the bombing of the church was one of the most devastating attacks on Christians in Pakistans history.

Christians are a minority group in Pakistan, and have taken to the streets in protest V demanding stricter protection from authorities. In Islamabad, more than 100 protesters blocked a major highway for several hours in protest.

Militant organizations are generally blamed for the attacks, and this recent bombing has been linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. The group claims the attacks were in retaliation for American drone strikes on Taliban and Al-Qaeda operatives. Ahmad Marwat, spokesman for a new faction of Pakistans umbrella Taliban movement, Junood ul-Hifsa, stated, We carried out the suicide bombings at Peshawar church and will continue to strike foreigners and non-Muslims until drone attacks stop.

Pakistan is no stranger to bombings and targeted killings, as daily reports of such incidents are common, and Christians are not the only minority being attacked. At the beginning of this year, an attack on a Shia Muslim area of the southern province of Quetta killed more than 80 people, and Sunni militants carried out execution-style killings of Shia.

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