Pakistan Army HQ siege ends
Pakistani troops stormed the army headquarters here at dawn on Sunday to end a siege by Islamists, with the stunning two-day drama leaving 19 people dead and the country bruised.
The commandos freed 39 hostages following fierce fighting that ended the most audacious assault on the Pakistani military by militants angered by a crackdown in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
Text: IANS
Image: Pakistani soldiers stand in front of the army's headquarters in Rawalpindi on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. (Photograph copyright AP)
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