Religious extremism in Pakistan

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Religious extremism in Pakistan
By Bernard Gabony
South Asia editor, BBC News website



Some Islamic seminaries - madrassas - still breed extremists
The disclosure that UK police believe three of the London bombers were of Pakistani descent raises questions again about the rise of extremism within Pakistan.

Most analysts agree that the London bombers were probably trained by "minders" far more experienced in the use of explosives.

UK investigators will be keen to know if the London bombers had been trained at any time in Pakistan or neighbouring Afghanistan.


The family of one of the suspected bombers has confirmed that he studied religion in Pakistan, although it is not clear that he went to one of the Islamic schools which have been accused of fostering extremism.


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