13 Killed By Terrorists Through Bomb Blast at Po*nographic Cinema in Pakistan
Posted: Feb 14, 2014
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Terrorism News
Thirteen people have been killed at one of Pakistan's last p*rnographic
cinemas after three grenades were
thrown into the audience.
About 80 people were in the cinema as it reportedly screened an X-rated film
midway through the afternoon when one grenade hit the
main door and two more landed inside
the building.
Twenty more people were wounded as blood ran down the aisles of the auditorium. One man was decapitated in his seat by the blast.
Blood-soaked shoes, caps, condoms and human flesh were found following the attack, which a witness said happened while a p*rnographic film was being screened at around 4pm.
Twenty more people were wounded as blood ran down the aisles of the auditorium. One man was decapitated in his seat by the blast.
Blood-soaked shoes, caps, condoms and human flesh were found following the attack, which a witness said happened while a p*rnographic film was being screened at around 4pm.
The Shama cinema was the last place
to watch p*rnographic films publicly
in the northwestern city of Peshawar, a battleground for Taliban
extremists.
The cinema is famous for being one of the last places in Pakistan to defy the strict moral codes demanded by the Taliban, upon pain of threats or death.
Though it has a main auditorium for mainstream films, the official public face of the cinema, it is notorious for its smaller, 30-year-old screen showing X-rated films three times a day.
The cinema is famous for being one of the last places in Pakistan to defy the strict moral codes demanded by the Taliban, upon pain of threats or death.
Though it has a main auditorium for mainstream films, the official public face of the cinema, it is notorious for its smaller, 30-year-old screen showing X-rated films three times a day.
Men are known to cover their faces as they slip into the back of the theatre
in a cloud of cannabis smoke, reportedly paying a special 'Class X' price of
200 rupees (£1.15) to sneak down a concrete passage past an armed guard.
In the centre of a city of two and a half million people, the cinema had already been threatened and its owners had been told to put up metal detectors but did not follow the advice, CNN reported.
In the centre of a city of two and a half million people, the cinema had already been threatened and its owners had been told to put up metal detectors but did not follow the advice, CNN reported.
Various reports put the death toll between 10 and 13.
No one has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack, which came days after Pakistan began a peace process with the Taliban to end years of violence which has killed more than 40,000 people.
One recent film at the Shama's backroom, Dostana ('Friendship'), was a cheaply-made romantic drama made in Pakistan about a hero who cannot decide to marry his sweetheart or his arranged bride.
So he 'tests' his brides-to-be to see which is the best, with much of the feature-length film occupied with graphic s*x scenes.
Much of the pornography shown at the cinema is in Pashto, the regional language, as was the film reportedly being shown at the time of yesterday's attack.
The attack came just nine days after another on the city's Picture House cinema, which killed four people and wounded 31 more, and less than two years after the Shama was burned down and reopened.
Islamist extremists see cinemas as an example of sinful indulgence or bowing to Western ideas of entertainment.
The fear of being seen in public at the cinema along with the rise of DVDs and downloads means there are almost no cinemas left in Peshawar, once a film capital known half-jokingly as Pollywood.
No one has claimed responsibility for yesterday's attack, which came days after Pakistan began a peace process with the Taliban to end years of violence which has killed more than 40,000 people.
One recent film at the Shama's backroom, Dostana ('Friendship'), was a cheaply-made romantic drama made in Pakistan about a hero who cannot decide to marry his sweetheart or his arranged bride.
So he 'tests' his brides-to-be to see which is the best, with much of the feature-length film occupied with graphic s*x scenes.
Much of the pornography shown at the cinema is in Pashto, the regional language, as was the film reportedly being shown at the time of yesterday's attack.
The attack came just nine days after another on the city's Picture House cinema, which killed four people and wounded 31 more, and less than two years after the Shama was burned down and reopened.
Islamist extremists see cinemas as an example of sinful indulgence or bowing to Western ideas of entertainment.
The fear of being seen in public at the cinema along with the rise of DVDs and downloads means there are almost no cinemas left in Peshawar, once a film capital known half-jokingly as Pollywood.
Fewer than 10 remain, and even they are being destroyed by extremists or
knocked down and turned into shopping centres.
One conservative political party, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), has previously demanded the cinema should be shut down - but its owners, the Bilour family, are influential in the rival Pashtun nationalist ANP party.
Some observers point to that as one explanation why the cinema may have defied strict government censorship for so long.
One conservative political party, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), has previously demanded the cinema should be shut down - but its owners, the Bilour family, are influential in the rival Pashtun nationalist ANP party.
Some observers point to that as one explanation why the cinema may have defied strict government censorship for so long.
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