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Four security personnel confirmed dead in operation against Lal Masjid militant in Pakistani capital |
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14:58, July 10, 2007 |
Four security personnel were confirmed dead and over a dozen soldiers suffered injuries on Tuesday in the operation against the defiant militant in Lal Masjid in the capital, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.
More commandos had reached the mosque to take part in the operation, according to a private TV channel DAWN NEWS.
The militant were confined to a basement in Jamia Hafsa, an affiliated building in the red mosque.
The security forces were not sure of the whereabout and status of Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi, an official said.
Some 51 militants surrendered themselves to the security forces during the operation on Tuesday, DAWN NEWS reported.
Government officials said at a news conference on Tuesday that 40 militants were killed in the operation.
Ghazi claimed that the militants had only 14 Ak47s.
The military launched the Operation Silence at 4 a.m. local time Tuesday (2300 GMT Monday) after failure of talks to persuade the militants to surrender.
Source: Xinhua
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