Hours after terror bombing, Clinton assures Pakistan: 'This is our struggle as well'
By: ROBERT BURNS
Associated Press
10/28/09 6:35 AM PDT
ISLAMABAD — Offering sympathy for victims of Wednesday's terrorist bombing, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised Pakistan's offensive against extremists and pledged U.S. support at a critical point in the country's history.
"Pakistan is in the midst of a struggle against tenacious and brutal extremist groups who kill innocent people and terrorize communities," she told a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, just hours after a car bomb killed more than 90 people and wounded more than 200 at a Peshawar market, about a three-hour drive from the capital.
"I want you to know this fight is not Pakistan's alone," Clinton said. "These extremists are committed to destroying what is dear to us as much as they are committed to destroying that which is dear to you and to all people. So this is our struggle as well."
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