Chief siege cleric killed as rebel mosque falls

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Source: Telegraph, UK

"The chief cleric of the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad has been killed after Pakistani special forces launched a bloody assault on his compound.

Abdul Rashid Ghazi: Chief siege cleric killed as rebel mosque falls
Former mosque leader: Abdul Rashid Ghazi

The body of Abdul Rashid Ghazi, who earlier had predicted that his "martyrdom was certain", was discovered in a basement this afternoon.

Around fifty of his Islamist followers have also been killed in the offensive to reclaim the mosque, which the Pakistani authorities say is now 90 per cent complete.

But hundreds of women and children are thought to be still holed up in underground bunkers, as the last remaining militants mount a desperate defence"

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[seriousstan]

1. It is so difficult to hide behind children. They are so small.

[Phoonzang]

2. All I can think of is...

[damntexdem]

3. Was he wearing a dress?

;-)

[Turbineguy]

4. Oh dear, another martyr...

Lost in the struggle to turn the world into a religious hell hole.

Better pace yourself on those 72 virgins, dude!