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| Pakistan Arrests Mosque Attackers |
| 2010-05-30 |
| [Quqnoos] Members of an armed gang, who killed more than 80 people in a double attack on two mosques in the eastern city of Lahore were arrested in Pakistan, reports Security forces battled the attackers for several hours in the aftermath of the co-ordinated suicide and grenade attacks on Friday, but some escaped. Shortly after Friday prayers, the co-ordinated assaults took place in different residential neighborhoods of the city, police said. Sajjad Bhutta, the deputy commissioner of Lahore, said the twin attacks took place on mosques in Garhi Shahu and Model Town. Bhutta said the death toll at Garhi Shahu was higher because three attackers blew themselves up with suicide vests packed with explosives when police tried to enter the building. Lahore is the second largest city in Pakistan and a key military and political centre. It has been the scene of several attacks by opposition groups. |
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