Mosque or Bomb Headquarters?

To the Editor:

In Friday's New York Times, a short article entitled, "At Least 30 Die in Blast At a Mosque in Pakistan," starts out by explaining the facts of where, when, how many dead and injured, but soon reveals the twist: the mosque was not only being used for worship, but as a militant base for the Lashkar-e-Islam, a militant group. The explosion's cause is undefined as of now, but the options are as follows: a suicide vest accidentally exploded (which was assembled in the mosque), or an attack from the Lashkar-e-Islam (a rival militant group). Whichever was the cause for this tragedy, I believe it is a relevant question to ask, "Why is a mosque (a place for Islam worship) being used to build suicide vests and bombs, and how does this worship and honor their God?"