ISLAMABAD: A bomb detonated from a suicide bomber's vest killed 7 people and injured 20 more in a marketplace early Monday morning. The Al-Qaeda cell in Pakistan immediately claimed credit, saying that the blast was a response to the Hollywood film,Argo, winning top honors at last night's Academy Awards.
Argo captured the award for Best Picture shortly before midnight ET. The blast was recorded merely 5 hours later.
The film, which follows the Iranian hostage crisis during the Islamic revolution, has angered many in the region and has caused multiple governments to ban its showing within their borders, though cheap pirated films can be found selling on the streets, most notably in Tehran.
The Al-Qaeda spokesman said that, "Many of our holiest mujadeens expected Lincoln to win the award. When they lost the money they called for a message to be sent to the Americans to choose better films in the future." emphasizing that it was not the film's content that caused the blast.
He added that the terrorist organization, as well as their Taliban counterparts, were "happy" that the film Zero Dark Thirty failed to win an award.
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