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| India-Pakistan |
| Militants raid Pakistan police station; 10 killed |
| 2011-06-25 |
| Two militants attacked a police station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, fighting gunbattles before blowing themselves up during a five-hour standoff that killed at least 10 officers, authorities said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack that involved a female suicide bomber, saying it was partly in revenge for the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Similar recent attacks have underscored the vulnerability of Pakistan's security establishment, which is reeling from humiliation following the unilateral U.S. raid. After the militants entered the police station in Kolachi, TV footage showed black-clad security squads armed with rifles scrambling into positions around the facility. Three explosions rocked the scene in quick succession, setting off plumes of smoke into the sky. At least 10 police officers died, while five others were wounded during the siege, regional police chief Imtiaz Shah said. "Our people are being killed inside," said police constable Jan Mohammad, who emerged from the station bleeding after he managed to escape and was quickly taken away by rescue teams. Intelligence officials said early on that between seven and 20 attackers were involved. But toward the end of the operation, as security teams canvassed the building for leftover bombs or booby traps, police official Salahuddin Khan said investigators believed that only two, possibly three, attackers staged the assault. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 At some point one would think that Pakistan would get pissed about such things. |
| Posted by: Keystone 2011-06-25 18:21 |