Cleric, at least 50 others killed in Pakistan mosque battle

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-11 05:56

A Pakistani army armoured personnel carrier takes up a position around the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, in Islamabad July 10, 2007. Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound on Tuesday, killing up to 50 militants, as they fought their way through an Islamic school where they believed a rebel cleric was hiding along with women and children.

A Pakistani army armoured personnel carrier takes up a position around the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, in Islamabad July 10, 2007. Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound on Tuesday, killing up to 50 militants, as they fought their way through an Islamic school where they believed a rebel cleric was hiding along with women and children.[Reuters]


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