Pakistan child hostage drama ends A group of armed men have released about 250 schoolchildren and teachers they were holding hostage in north-west Pakistan, government officials say. The men took the children hostage in the district of Bannu in North West Frontier Province after escaping from police earlier on Monday.
The group of about seven armed men gave themselves up to tribal elders, who were conducting negotiations. No children were hurt during the incident, the officials said. Refused "The criminals have surrendered to the jirga [tribal council] along with their weapons. No children have been hurt and all have been released," interior ministry spokesman Javel Iqbal Cheema told local TV. Police say the men had kidnapped a health department official from the neighbouring district of Karak on Monday. They were then challenged by police but refused to stop at a police check post and went on to take over the school in an area called Domial, some 15 km north of Bannu town, the main town in the district. Parents and relatives of the children gathered outside the school. Initial reports said the hostage-takers were Islamist militants but other reports describe them as common criminals. Security in and around Bannu has been a growing problem. Pro-Taleban militants control large areas of neighbouring North and South Waziristan. In recent months they have been increasingly active in Bannu district. Last October at least 15 people were killed in Bannu town by a suicide bomber dressed in a burka. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7213144.stm Published: 2008/01/28 14:26:59 GMT © BBC MMVIII --------------- Jusfiq Hadjar gelar Sutan Maradjo Lelo Allah yang disembah orang Islam tipikal dan yang digambarkan oleh al-Mushaf itu dungu, buas, kejam, keji, ganas, zalim lagi biadab hanyalah Allah fiktif. __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
