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Deadly Shoot Out At Pakistan Army HQ's
Eight soldiers and four gunmen have been killed in an attack on Pakistan's army HQ outside the capital Islamabad, the military says.
Troops engaged the gunmen after they tried to enter the heavily armed complex in Rawalpindi wearing army uniforms.
Initial reports the incident was over proved untrue, after officials said two gunmen remained at large. The attack follows a series of bombings in north-western Pakistan.
On Friday at least 50 died in a blast in Peshawar.
It also comes as the army prepares a major operation against the Taliban.
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad says that in recent days Taliban positions in the tribal areas have been bombed by the air force, amid speculation that the army's offensive there is soon to be intensified.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8300371.stm