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India-Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban attack central jail in D I Khan
2013-07-30
Update at 0830 CT: apparently there's been a "mass jail break" with 250 escapees so far, according to Reuters.

This sort of thing has been going around lately, hasn't it...
[Dawn] Pak Talibs in police uniform, in an apparent attempt to free terrorist inmates, attacked the Central Jail in Dera Ismail Khan
... the Pearl of Pashtunistan ...
 late on Monday and are locked in a shootout with police and security forces as around 25 kabooms were heard and a policeman among at least four people injured.

Heavily armed Death Eaters belonging to the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) attacked the prison from different sides and managed to make their way in from the Vegetable Market side near Government Girls Degree College D I Khan.
Posted by:Fred

#1  A few days ago, Michael Ledeen posted an article at PJMedia on the metaphysics of jailbreaks, based on his observations while reporting from Rome in the 1970s. He offers a useful perspective of the choices on offer to jail guards in such situations.
Posted by: trailing wife   2013-07-30 15:42  

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