Saturday, October 10, 2009

Security personnel taken hostage at GHQ: army







ISLAMABAD: Several gunmen who escaped after the attack Saturday morning on the Pakistan army HQ near Islamabad had taken some security personnel hostage and were encircled by troops, a military spokesman said.Army Spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said 4-5 militants were holed up in the security agency’s building and they had taken 10-15 hostages. ‘Efforts are under way for their safe recovery,’ said the spokesman.‘Security forces have surrounded the terrorists. We are trying to recover the hostages safely,’ he added.

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