Manic Street Preachers about "culture, alienation, boredom and despair" has gained them a loyal following and cult status. With their debut album, "Generation Terrorists", the Manic Street Preachers proclaimed it would be the "greatest rock album ever", as well as hoping to sell "sixteen million copies" around the world, after which they would split up. Despite the album's failure to meet this level of success, the band carried on with their career. The group became a trio after Richey Edwards disappeared in February 1995. The band went on to gain critical and commercial success in spite of his absence. Edwards was legally "presumed
November 2008 Dera Ismail Khan bombing November 2008 Dera Ismail Khan bombing The November 2008 Dera Ismail Khan bombing took place on November 21, 2008 at Bannu Ada in Dera Ismail Khan , killing 8. Sectarianism in the city rose in 2007-2009 span. More than 8 lives were lost each month from sectarian violence. The November 2008 bombing was part of series of attacks against Shi'i. The August 2008 Dera Ismail Khan suicide bombing was also against Shi'i. On the night before, Shahid Iqbal Husain Shah, a civilian, was killed. An hour before the attack, Nazeer Husain Shah, a Shi'ite scholar, was shot dead, while another