Another Symbol Of What Is Wring In Pakistan

Pakistan Red Mosque Arms Stolen -- BBC

A large cache of arms seized from Pakistani militants has been stolen from the police.

The weapons were captured when the security forces stormed the Red Mosque in Islamabad last year after a siege lasting several days.

They had been stored in a police station, but it has now emerged that they have gone missing.

The Interior Ministry says that an investigation has begun and that 10 police officers have been arrested.

"We have taken swift action," said an Interior Ministry spokesman.

The drama surrounding the Red Mosque unfolded in July last year.

At the time, the building was a stronghold of Taleban-style, Islamist militants who refused to surrender to the authorities.

Army commandos laid siege to the complex for a week, and eventually launched an assault in which more than 100 people were killed.
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