Secretary General Ban ‘Appalled’ by Reported Use of Minor in Pakistan Suicide Bombing

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 February 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is “appalled” by reports that a minor was used to carry out today’s suicide attack on an army recruitment centre in Mardan in north-west Pakistan that led to numerous deaths and injuries, his spokesperson said.

According to media reports, a boy wearing a school uniform walked into the compound and blew himself up, killing at least 27 people, including several army recruits, and injuring many more.

“The…