Posted on 10/10/2009 6:45:40 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – Pakistani commandos raided a building inside army headquarters early Sunday and freed 22 people held hostage for more than 18 hours by Islamist militants, a military spokesman said. Three captives and four militants were killed in the operation.
Explosions and gunshots rang out as commandos moved into a building in the complex just before dawn, while a helicopter hovered in the sky. Three ambulances were seen driving out of the heavily fortified base close to the capital, Islamabad.
Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said "mopping up" operations were still under way, but it appeared the crisis was nearing its end.
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A Pakistani soldier (bottom L) takes position as a helicopter flies overhead after an attack on the entrance of army headquarters in Rawalpindi. Three hostages and four kidnappers were killed in a rescue operation at Pakistan's military headquarters, an army spokesman told AFP, adding that 25 hostages were freed. (AFP/Farooq Naeem)
You know that Oblama would not have taken such decisive action.
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