Lal Masjid Update. “Clashes erupt at Pakistan mosque: Masked mosque students exchanged fire with soldiers,” from the BBC (thanks to all who sent this in):
At least nine people have been killed in clashes between security forces and militant students at a mosque in the Pakistani capital, officials say.
A soldier, two students and a journalist were among the dead.
After several hours of shooting outside the controversial Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) a ceasefire was negotiated.
Armed students at the mosque and religious schools linked to it have defied the authorities for months in a campaign for Islamic Sharia law.