Pakistani Forces Storm Mosque After Week-Long Standoff

Pakistani forces stormed a mosque compound in the capital on Tuesday and big blasts and sporadic gunfire rang out over the city after talks to end a week-long standoff with militants broke down.

Twenty children escaped from among hundreds of women and children believed to be inside the mosque-school complex, but the militants -- some holed up in basements -- were putting up fierce resistance, the military said.

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