Lal Masjid violence:11 killed in exchange of fire

Islamabad, July 3 (UNI) At least eleven people were killed in an ongoing exchange of fire between militant students and the paramilitary forces in the Lal Masjid compound, which started here this afternoon.

The six-month stand-off between the radical clerics at the Red Mosque and the Government turnied violent with eleven people, including a Ranger, two seminary students, a mediaperson and a businessman killed in the sporadic exchange of fire between the Jamia Hafsa students and security forces.

The violence has been continuing since 1300 hrs (local time), a private TV channel reported.

The deceased have been identified as a reporter of Daily Markaz, a shopkeeper at the Aabpara market Abrez Ahmad, who was just closing his shop, three passersby and two students. One body is yet to be unidentified Over 100 people X X X picking up from line one of para 5 of DF 11 ''AGITATION-PAKISTAN-FOURTH LEAD LAL MASJID''.

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