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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (1) Slideshow Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Bankruptcy talk spreads among Calif. muni officials 27 May 2010 Corrected: BP halts video of leaking pipe, blames dirty lens | Video 27 May 2010 Toll from Jamaica violence climbs to 73 27 May 2010 House votes to repeal military gay ban 9:03am EDT BP well disaster stuns hardened oil men 27 May 2010 Apple iPad frenzy spreads abroad; supplies limited 9:43am EDT Obama heads to Gulf as BP reports progress | Video 10:56am EDT UPDATE 2-Storm over J&J's child drug recall only grows 27 May 2010 Nuclear treaty talks on brink of failure: diplomats 7:14am EDT China PM seeks to cool Korean standoff 11:03am EDT Bankruptcy talk spreads among Calif. muni officials 27 May 2010 House votes to repeal military gay ban 9:03am EDT Apple overtakes Microsoft as biggest tech company 26 May 2010 Apple iPad frenzy spreads abroad; supplies limited 9:43am EDT Kitten survives wash and spin in a washing machine 27 May 2010 U.S. reverses stance on treaty to regulate arms trade 14 Oct 2009 2,000-calorie milkshake tops list of worst drinks 27 May 2010 Regular teeth brushing linked to healthier hearts 27 May 2010 Apple overtakes Microsoft as biggest tech company 26 May 2010 UPDATE 2-Storm over J&J's child drug recall only grows 27 May 2010 Gunmen kill at least 70 in Pakistan mosque attacks Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE Fri May 28, 2010 11:46am EDT 1 / 5 LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked worshippers from a minority Muslim sect in two mosques of the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday, taking hostages and killing at least 70 people, officials said. World The gunmen opened fire shortly after Friday prayers and threw grenades at two Ahmadi mosques in residential neighborhoods in Pakistan's cultural capital. Sajjad Bhutta, deputy commissioner of Lahore, said at least 70 people had been killed in the twin attacks in Garhi Shahu and Model Town. A total of 78 were injured. The death toll at Garhi Shahu was higher, Bhutta said, because three attackers blew themselves up with suicide vests packed with explosives when police tried to enter the building. Police are still searching the area as two attackers were still at large. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said the incidents would generate greater resolve to combat extremism. "It's a reminder to the nation that Pakistan will achieve its destiny only after we get rid of the worst type of extremism and fundamentalism," he told a news conference. "The entire nation will fight this evil." He said one attacker had been arrested. Police in Model Town confirmed one gunmen had been arrested and another killed. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but suspicion quickly fell on the Pakistani Taliban. "It's too early to say who is behind these attacks," said a Lahore-based security official. "But my guess is that like most other attacks, there would be some link to the Taliban or their associated militants." Punjab's Law Minister, Rana Sanaullah, said the arrested attacker was a teenage Pashtun, an ethnic group making up the majority in parts of western Pakistan and Afghanistan. This, he said, indicated a link to the Pakistani tribal area of Waziristan and strongly hinted at a Taliban link. The attacks were precise. In Model Town in the early afternoon, three gunmen rode up on motorcycles, Sanaullah said. Two of them wore suicide vests. "They first threw hand grenades toward the gathering and then opened fire," he said. "To keep police away from the building they hurled some hand grenades outside, which damaged vehicles and wounded some policemen." One attacker was killed in the attack, and another critically wounded, Sanaullah said. "The prayer leader was giving a sermon when we heard firing and blasts. Everybody stood up and then two gunmen barged into the mosque and sprayed bullets," Fateh Sharif, a 19-year-old student, told Reuters from Model Town. "They had long beards. They were carrying rucksacks." Bhutta said a suicide vest laden with explosives was recovered from the Model Town mosque, where some attackers escaped. One fired at a television van before the area was made safe. "He was young, clean-shaven. He sprayed bullets at our van while fleeing the scene," Rabia Mehmood, a reporter for Express Television, told Reuters. ATTACKS LAUNCHED AFTER PRAYERS Witnesses said the assaults were launched shortly after prayers. "I saw some gunmen run toward the Ahmadis' place of worship and then I heard blasts and gunfire," Mohammad Nawaz, a resident, told Reuters. Stock market investors shrugged off the latest violence. "Initially we saw some selling after the attack but investors started accumulating shares at lower levels," said Asad Iqbal, chief executive at Faysal Asset Management Ltd adding that there was foreign buying which boosted local confidence. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100-share index was up 0.75 percent at 9,511.75 points at 4:05 p.m. (1105 GMT). Friday's attack was the worst in Lahore since March 12, when twin suicide blasts killed 45 people, and the most deadly in Pakistan since December 31, 2009, when a suicide car bomb driven by a Taliban militant killed more than 100 civilians at a volleyball game in the tribal areas. Ahmadis are a minority Muslim sect founded in the late 19th century. They hold unorthodox beliefs among Muslims, including that Jesus Christ survived the crucifixion and died in Kashmir. Some also believe that prophets have come after Mohammad, the founder of Islam, but that he retains his primacy. Pakistan is the only Muslim state to have declared Ahmadis non-Muslims. Its 4 million-odd members have seen their religious rights in overwhelmingly Muslim Pakistan curtailed by law. Pakistan, a key U.S. ally in the fight against militancy, is often the scene of sectarian violence, with militants from Sunni Muslim groups attacking Shi'ite Muslim and Christian communities. Separately, security forces battled Taliban militants in the Orakzai region near the Afghan border in the northwest and about 40 militants were killed and 30 wounded in attacks by government aircraft in three places, a paramilitary force officer said. There was no independent confirmation of the toll. Militants often dispute government accounts. Government forces have stepped up attacks in Orakzai in recent weeks after winding up offensives in several other areas. (Additional reporting by Kamran Haider in Islamabad and Faisal Aziz in Karachi; Editing by Chris Allbritton and Ron Popeski) World Comments See All Comments (1) | Post Comment May 28, 2010 7:21am EDT I know Ahmadi sect is persecuted for a long period of time by hardliner Muslim Clerics, who consider themselves as savers of Islam. It is up to God to decided however is Muslim not for them to deicded and make laws against a peaceful sect. Ahmadi’s have never been proved of any illeagel especially terriost kind of activities. It is so unfortunate that politicians encouraged these clerics for some policital reasons even though they were warned that this is poison. Everyone has the right to practice and express their views. If Ahmadi’s do that then what is wrong with it as long as they are peacful with a moto of ” Love for all and hatred for none”. drrahmad Report As Abusive See All Comments (1) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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