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Suspected militants attack Pakistani army HQ
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-10-10 15:00

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Suspected militants attacked Pakistan's tightly guarded army headquarters on Saturday, opening fire and throwing a grenade at a main gate, security officials and media said.

"They wore army uniforms and tried to enter the headquarters area but when they were stopped they opened fire and hurled a hand grenade," a security official told Reuters.

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There was no word on any casualties in the attack on the sprawling headquarters complex in the city of Rawalpindi, near the capital, Islamabad.

The suspected militants had driven up to the gate in a white Suzuki van that was carrying explosives, the official said.

Dawn News television said firing was still going on with the two or three gunmen. Three blasts had been heard, it said.

Military officials confirmed the attack but had no details.

Al Qaida-linked Islamist militants who have launched numerous attacks over the past couple of years, most aimed at the security forces and government and foreign targets.

Soldiers sealed off roads leading to the headquarters and a helicopter was hovering over the area.