07-05-2007, 11:44 PM
<b>8 militants arrested while escaping from Lal Masjid</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->"They have AK-47s, grenades and petrol bombs. They are keeping women and children who want to come out of the mosque," he said.
While the army resorted to selective bombardment of the Masjid and its madrassas damaging their walls and gates by firing mortar shells,<b> three US-made Cobra helicopter gun ships made repeated sorties for surveillance and firing teargas into the complex to flush the militants out.</b>
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Aziz was on Thursday slapped with charges of terrorism, abduction of six Chinese women and possession of illegal arms and was remanded to seven days police custody.
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'A friend in need, is a friend indeed'
While the army resorted to selective bombardment of the Masjid and its madrassas damaging their walls and gates by firing mortar shells,<b> three US-made Cobra helicopter gun ships made repeated sorties for surveillance and firing teargas into the complex to flush the militants out.</b>
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Aziz was on Thursday slapped with charges of terrorism, abduction of six Chinese women and possession of illegal arms and was remanded to seven days police custody.
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--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> 'A friend in need, is a friend indeed'