Pakistani pupils 'held hostage'

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Monday, 28 January 2008, 12:32 GMT

Pakistani pupils 'held hostage'

Suspected pro-Taleban militants are holding children
and teachers hostage in a school near the Pakistani
district of North Waziristan.

Officials told a BBC reporter at the scene that up
to 250 children were inside the school.

The militants took shelter in the school in Bannu
town after a confrontation with local police.

Police have surrounded the school. There are
unconfirmed reports that some of the children have
been released.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7213144.stm

[Fredda Weinberg]

1. I didn't see any updates ... if you do, please post n/t

[maddezmom]

2. Police estimated there were about 25 students and five teachers held hostage, but Nawaz said

Police estimated there were about 25 students and five teachers held hostage, but Nawaz said there were between 200 and 250 children inside the school at Wali Dar village. It was not immediately possible to reconcile the different accounts.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/scores-of-students-teachers-taken-hostage-in-pak/57551-2.html?xml

[maddezmom]

3. Militants begin freeing Pakistani children: witness 6 minutes ago

Militants begin freeing Pakistani children: witness 6 minutes ago



ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Militants who took up to 250 Pakistani school children hostage in a northwestern town on Monday began freeing them after security forces surrounding the school withdrew, a witness said.

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"The children have started coming out of the school," said Riaz Khattack, a resident of the town of Bannu.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080128/wl_nm/pakistan_violence_children_dc;_ylt=AsD9yhvCc0vSUBOeYJnT6Y4Bxg8F

[maddezmom]

4. Pakistan gunmen free 200 school hostages

Pakistan gunmen free 200 school hostages By RIAZ KHAN, Associated Press Writer
19 minutes ago



PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Gunmen briefly seized control of a high school in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Monday, the government said, holding more than 200 students and teachers hostage for hours before surrendering to surrounding security forces.

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The seven gunmen gave themselves up to a delegation of tribal negotiators, Interior Ministry spokesman Javed Iqbal Cheema said.

The gunmen barged into the school near the town of Bannu after a chase and firefight with police that killed an eighth gunman and wounded a policeman.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080128/ap_on_re_as/pakistan;_ylt=AjHIF.qZM_ch54sPfDYViDlvaA8F

[Fredda Weinberg]

5. Thank you!!! n/t