Women, children may be among dead in Pakistan mosque raid: army
Pakistan’s army said Thursday that women and children may have been among those killed in the Red Mosque raid, as the burials of militants killed in the assault sparked angry Islamist protests. President Pervez Musharraf was due to address the nation in a bid to defuse tensions after the storming of Islamabad’s pro-Taliban mosque, a fierce two-day battle that left at least 86 dead — 75 compound occupants, mainly militants, and 11 soldiers. Full Story