Arrested Pakistani students to reunite with family
(Reuters) Updated: 2007-07-09 09:40
Pakistan's religious students, arrested at the Lal masjid or Red
Mosque, wait at a sports complex to be handed over to their families in
Islamabad July 8, 2007. A rebel cleric said he and his fighters hoped their
deaths would spark an Islamic revolution in Pakistan, as commandos blew holes in
the walls of their besieged mosque compound to help women and children inside
escape. Troops have surrounded the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, in Islamabad since
Tuesday when clashes between armed student radicals and government forces
erupted after months of tension. [Reuters]
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