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Pakistan attack meant to split coalition, U.S. says

A guard stands ready outside the International Protestant Church, scene of Sunday's attack in Islamabad, Pakistan. The church is close to the U.S. Embassy.

SUMMARY:

At least five people, including two Americans, were killed and more than 40 people were wounded Sunday when assailants threw grenades into a church in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Wendy Chamberlin, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, identified the American dead as Barbara Green and her daughter Kristen Wormsley, 17. She described them as "members of the American Embassy family in Islamabad."

President Bush and Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, denounced the attack.

"I strongly condemn them as acts of murder that cannot be tolerated by any person of conscience nor justified by any cause," Bush said in a statement posted on the White House's Web site. (Full story)

The attack in Pakistan has led some top White House officials to conclude Islamic militants are targeting Americans in an effort to drive a wedge between Musharraf and the U.S. government. (Full story)

UPDATE:

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Vice President Dick Cheney arrived Sunday in Qatar, the latest stop on his tour of the Middle East. He told a group of Air Force personnel stationed in the region that the war against terrorism would continue until it has been won. During his trip, Cheney has been working to build support among Arab leaders for tougher U.S. action against Iraq, one of three nations that President Bush has called part of an "axis of evil." (Full story)

Operation Anaconda is slowing down, but sporadic fighting continues as U.S.-led forces try to flush out pockets of al Qaeda and Taliban loyalists in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan. (Full story)

U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, D-Florida, said the U.S. Army has confirmed 500 enemy deaths from Operation Anaconda, which began more than two weeks ago. Reports of another 200 deaths are unconfirmed, Graham said Sunday on CNN's "Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer."

Eight soldiers wounded in the early fighting of Operation Anaconda are heroes, the U.S. commander of the coalition mission in Afghanistan said Saturday as he pinned Purple Hearts on their desert-camouflage uniforms. (Full story)

At least two U.S. service members have been transferred from duty at Camp X-Ray -- the Afghan war detainee center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- after a team of psychologists recommended the move, military officials said. (Full story)

KEY QUESTIONS:

Are Islamic militants in Pakistan targeting Americans in an attempt to divide the anti-terrorism coalition?

Does Operation Anaconda represent al Qaeda's final stand?

Will the United States need to send more troops to Afghanistan?

WHO'S WHO:

Osama bin Laden: Saudi Arabian-born leader of the al Qaeda terrorist network who is accused of masterminding the September 11 strikes on the United States.

George W. Bush: U.S. president

Dick Cheney: U.S. vice president

Pervez Musharraf: Pakistani president