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Islamabad Mosque Siege Photos

Pakistani soldiers from the Special Services Group (SSG) prepare outside the Red Mosque before a strike against radical students, in Islamabad, Tuesday, July 10, 2007. Pakistani troops stormed the pro-Taliban mosque in the heart of Islamabad where militants were holed up with many women and children, sparking gun battles that killed at least 5o militants and eight soldiers.

(Photo: ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)