Pakistan probes brazen base attack (AP)

Pakistan probes brazen base attack (AP)

14.09 12:05 - Pakistan probes brazen base attack (AP)

Pakistani special army commandos take a position near the suicide blast site in Ghazi Tarbela, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of the capital, Islamabad, Pakistan, early Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. A suicide attacker in a vehicle detonated a bomb Thursday at a canteen inside a high-security base used by a Pakistani counterterrorism quick-reaction force, killing at least 15 soldiers and wounding 11 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - Pakistan vowed to step up its fight against terrorism Friday after a suicide attacker penetrated a high-security military base and detonated an explosive-laden vehicle, killing 16 soldiers from an elite counterterrorism task force.




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