Gunmen launch major attack on Pakistani prison holding militants

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Source: Reuters

Gunmen battled Pakistani security forces for control of a major prison holding hundreds of militants on Monday night, police said.

The gunmen launched their attack with a series of heavy explosions before firing rocket propelled grenades and machineguns, district police chief Sohail Khalid said.

The prison, in the central town of Dera Ismail Khan, houses Taliban and militants from banned sectarian groups.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/29/uk-pakistan-prison-attack-idUKBRE96S0W320130729

[Spitfire of ATJ]

1. You can bet these prisoners aren't afforded POW status.

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2. Lots of prison breaks of late. Those miitants are needed elsewhere. nt

[cosmicone]

3. I bet the brits are happy about partitioning India

and creating the world-wide headache that Pakistan has become and fast escalating to becoming a cancer.