Commandos in hostage rescue.Byline: Pakistani commandos have stormed an office building in Rawalpindi in a bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. ending to a 22-hour hostage hostage, person held by another as a guarantee that certain actions or promises will or will not be carried out. During periods of internal turmoil, insurgents often seize hostages; recent examples include seizures of Americans and other foreigners by militants in drama. Summary: Pakistani commandos have stormed an office building in Rawalpindi in a bittersweet ending to a 22-hour hostage drama. Pakistani commandos have stormed an office building in Rawalpindi in a bittersweet ending to a 22-hour hostage drama. Three innocent people, two commandos and four of the gunmen were killed in the pre-dawn rescue operation, said army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas. One wounded gunman was captured who Abbas said was the ringleader ring·lead·er n. A person who leads others, especially in illicit or informal activities. ringleader Noun a person who leads others in illegal or mischievous actions Noun 1. . Commandos launched their assault under cover of darkness with a blast and gunfire erupting e·rupt v. e·rupt·ed, e·rupt·ing, e·rupts v.intr. 1. To emerge violently from restraint or limits; explode: My neighbor erupted in anger over the noise. 2. at 6 a.m. (midnight Saturday GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 ). "They were in a room with a terrorist who was wearing a suicide jacket but the commandos acted promptly and gunned him down before he could pull the trigger," Abbas said of one large group of hostages. "Three of the hostages were killed due to militant firing," he said. Saturday's attack on the tightly guarded army headquarters in the city came as the military is preparing an offensive against the militants in their stronghold of South Waziristan South Waziristan (Urdu: جنوبی وزیرستان) is the southern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11 585 km² (4,473 mi²). on the Afghan border. Pakistani Taliban militants linked to al Qaeda have launched numerous attacks over the past couple of years, most aimed at the government and security forces, including bomb attacks in Rawalpindi. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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