wallynut
07-10-2007, 07:47 PM
GE what a F***en shame. YAAAAAA
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Updated: 20:35, Tuesday July 10, 2007
The leader of the rebel mosque being stormed by Commandos in Islamabad has been killed, according to the Pakistan government.
Abdul Rashid GhaziAbdul Rashid Ghazi is said to have died in heavy fighting at the Lal Masjid compound.
Javed Iqbal Cheema, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, confirmed Ghazi's death, saying he died in a gunbattle alongside militants in the basement of a religious school linked to the mosque.
He said the cleric's body was still lying in the compound, and that "battle hardened" militants were defending themselves.
The fighting has already left some 50 militants and eight soldiers dead.
Commandos stormed the facility before dawn when last-ditch efforts to negotiate a surrender failed.
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Site Web Search: Advanced Search Browse Archive Pakistan Rebel Mosque Leader Killed
Updated: 20:35, Tuesday July 10, 2007
The leader of the rebel mosque being stormed by Commandos in Islamabad has been killed, according to the Pakistan government.
Abdul Rashid GhaziAbdul Rashid Ghazi is said to have died in heavy fighting at the Lal Masjid compound.
Javed Iqbal Cheema, spokesman for the Interior Ministry, confirmed Ghazi's death, saying he died in a gunbattle alongside militants in the basement of a religious school linked to the mosque.
He said the cleric's body was still lying in the compound, and that "battle hardened" militants were defending themselves.
The fighting has already left some 50 militants and eight soldiers dead.
Commandos stormed the facility before dawn when last-ditch efforts to negotiate a surrender failed.