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11:12, July 10, 2007 |
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2nd Ld: 20 militants killed in operation in Pakistani capital
ISLAMABAD, July 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 militants were killed Tuesday during the military's major operation on a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, the military said.
Three soldiers of the elite special forces were killed and nine others wounded in the "Operation Silence" following failure of talks for militants in the Lal Masjid mosque to surrender, according to the military.
The security forces are patrolling and reporters have been expelled from the mosque area, TV screen pictures showed.
More and more casualties are taken to hospitals in the capital and the death toll is expected to rise, according to TV channel reports.
Several ambulances are waiting at the mosque area and three hospitals are on standby.
The militants in the mosque are holed up in a basement. Cunship helicopters on Tuesday morning arrived at the mosque to back group troops and the operation may last three to four hours, a private TV channel reported.
<em>Source: Xinhua</em>
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