New attack in Pakistan kills Christian nurses

TAXILA, Pakistan — Three Pakistani Christian nurses were killed Aug. 9 when attackers lobbed two grenades at a crowd of women leaving a missionary hospital chapel in Taxila, Pakistan, about 12 miles from the capital city of Islamabad. It was the second attack on a Christian target in Pakistan in less than a week. In the hospital attack, witnesses said 23 people, mostly female nurses, were injured and two were in critical condition. Officials say they believe the stepped-up attacks on Christian and Western institutions are coming from Islamic militants angered by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s support for the U.S.-led war on terrorism.