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Pakistan 'raids militant camp' Pakistan 'crackdown on militants'
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Pakistan military activity has been seen at a camp used by the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. Pakistan's armed forces have moved against a camp used by banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, reports say.
Witnesses heard several loud explosions and saw a helicopter and dozens of army personnel at the scene.Witnesses heard several loud explosions and saw a helicopter and dozens of army personnel at the scene.
A BBC correspondent in Muzaffarabad said the camp was cordoned off. A BBC correspondent said the camp was sealed off, but Pakistani officials did not confirm its capture. India says the group is linked to the Mumbai attacks.
Pakistani officials have refused to confirm reports they have taken over the camp. India accused Lashkar-e-Taiba of links to the recent Mumbai attacks. Pakistan is under pressure from India and the US to act against the group.
Pressure from India has been mounting on Pakistan to take action against the group.
The BBC's Zulfikar Ali in Muzaffarabad says he has been unable to reach the camp because of the cordon, but did see about 14 army vehicles leaving the area.The BBC's Zulfikar Ali in Muzaffarabad says he has been unable to reach the camp because of the cordon, but did see about 14 army vehicles leaving the area.
There has been no response from Lashkar-e-Taiba about the activity, our correspondent adds. Reports said a number of militants had been arrested, and the Associated Press news agency quoted militants as saying the camp had been seized by the military.
The camp is run by a charity widely seen as a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, which was itself banned in 2002.
Islamabad denies any involvement in the Mumbai attacks which left at least 170 people dead, but some of the gunmen are said to have had links to Pakistani militants.Islamabad denies any involvement in the Mumbai attacks which left at least 170 people dead, but some of the gunmen are said to have had links to Pakistani militants.
Indian investigators have said that the only gunman captured in Mumbai, Azam Amir Qasab, had been indoctrinated by Lashkar-e-Taiba, and trained at a camp run by the group.Indian investigators have said that the only gunman captured in Mumbai, Azam Amir Qasab, had been indoctrinated by Lashkar-e-Taiba, and trained at a camp run by the group.


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