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  • Pakistani rebel cleric 'killed'

    07/10/2007 9:46:31 AM PDT · by Ghayyour · 16 replies · 829+ views
    BBC World ^ | 11 th July, 2007 | Rana Ghayyour Ahmed
    A militant Pakistani cleric and about 50 of his supporters have been killed after troops stormed a mosque in Islamabad, government officials say. Abdul Rashid Ghazi's body was found in the Red Mosque basement. Officials said he had been caught in the cross-fire. The army says eight soldiers were also killed in the military operation, and about 50 women and children rescued. Students at the mosque and its attached religious schools have waged a campaign for months pressing for Sharia law. Public anger in the capital had been mounting after they kidnapped policemen as well as people they considered to...