Official: Pakistani police raid school occupied by militants

[Gryphon]

By Sophia Saifi and Zahir Shah Sherazi, CNN
February 1, 2014

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Fifty militants were rounded up following the gunfire
• The gunbattle lasted more than four hours, official says

(CNN) -- Pakistani police raided a school occupied by militants Saturday, killing four people, authorities said.

The attack occurred at a school in Swabi city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to senior police official Haji Khan.

Fifty militants were rounded up following the gunfire, which lasted more than four hours, he said.

A massive amount of arms and ammunition were recovered from the school.

Swabi is the hometown of Sheikh Khalid Haqqani, the deputy chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated in parliament this week that he still wants to hold talks with militants instead of resorting to a military operation.

A four-member committee has been appointed to push forward with negotiations.

Pakistani police raid school occupied by militants, official says - CNN.com

 

[jarves]

RIP.....

 

[Areesh]

Just 4??? Should have killed more terrorists.

 

[OrionHunter]

Just 4??? Should have killed more terrorists.

But they rounded up 50...and that is good going!

 

[Areesh]

But they rounded up 50...and that is good going!

They might be released by the judiciary. If they would have been shot dead, they would have became good Taliban right there and then.

 

[OrionHunter]

They might be released by the judiciary. If they would have been shot dead, they would have became good Taliban right there and then.

I totally agree! All these buggers should have been shot to hell! Or else they will come back to fight another day after they are let off by the judiciary!

 

[Kompromat]

They would be released by our courts. They should have been executed.

 

[jarves]

This is such a big news but nobody is bothering to read this thread.

 

[Rain]

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