The plan to transform a former betting shop at Fraserburgh into a hub for computer users divided the community when it was first announced at the beginning of the year.

Objectors felt that, because the venture was being funded by Aberdeenshire Council from its social services budget it would be unfair competition to existing businesses

The local internet group said the new cafe would provide training for adults and those with disabilities and would be an extension of schemes already running at the local authority-run Robertson Road resource centre.

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Islamabad : A string of deadly bomb attacks and warnings from pro-Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan have forced many owners of internet cafes and shops selling music and movies to switch to 'safer' businesses.

In the past few months, such shops in Peshawar, the capital of the North West Frontier Province, and its surrounding areas have been the targets of bombings that have killed relatively few but spread panic among the people

 The militants described CD shops and cyber cafes as "un-Islamic" and warned their owners to switch to other businesses.

 When the owners did not shut shop after being warned by pro-Taliban militants earlier this year, their establishments were systematically targeted in bomb attacks. The explosions, which usually occurred a little before dawn, damaged shops and equipment.

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