Jihad in Islamabad

Jihad in Islamabad

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Last Updated: July 03, 2007 16:40 IST
A Pakistani paramilitary trooper and a civilian were killed and several injured on Tuesday in an armed clash between militant students of Lal Masjid and security personnel in Islamabad.

After a six-month stand-off between the government and the radicals, the madrassa students holed up in the mosque exchanged fire with security forces deployed outside it.

The cleric accused the government of starting the fighting and demanded the immediate withdrawal of about 1500 Rangers who surrounded the radical mosque on Friday.

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[edit on 3-7-2007 by mikesingh]

The chickens are finally coming home to roost. With the notorious Pak intelligence agency, the ISI, fuelling terrorism in many parts of the world, the Frankenstein they have unleashed has finally come full circle to haunt them instead!

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Well, maybe it's just me, but how can anyone be surprised people want Islam (and jihad) in a place called Islamabad?

[edit on 3-7-2007 by sb2012]