Five gunmen holding more than 100 people hostage inside Pakistani army headquarters in Rawalpindi- setup or real?
Kiran Chaube
Oct. 10, 2009

Is this a setup to show the world that terrorists are targeting Pakistani Military? How can Al-Queda and Taliban enter the Pakistani fortress of defense?

Army Gen. Athar Abbas told CNN that the hostages include civilians and military personnel.He said there have been sporadic shootings between the gunmen and authorities over the past three or four hours.

The gunmen, wearing camouflage clothing and riding in a minivan, earlier opened fire Saturday at the headquarters checkpoint, south of Islamabad, Abbas said. Ten people were killed in the raging gunbattle including four gunmen and six army guards, he added.

Another military official said the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the incident.

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