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| Pakistan 'crackdown on militants' | Pakistan 'crackdown on militants' |
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| Pakistan's armed forces have moved against a camp used by banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. | |
| 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 said the camp was sealed off, but Pakistani officials did not confirm its capture. India says the group is linked to the Mumbai attacks. | 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. |
| Pakistan is under pressure from India and the US to act against the group. | Pakistan is under pressure from India and the US to act against the group. |
| Reports said a number of people were arrested. | Reports said a number of people were arrested. |
| One of those held was a Lashkar-e-Taiba operational chief wanted in India, an official from the militant-linked charity that runs the camp told Reuters news agency, but this has not been confirmed by Pakistani officials. | |
| Feared group | Feared group |
| The camp, at Shawai on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad, is run by the Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, widely seen as a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, which was itself banned in 2002. | |
| Witnesses say the raid began on Sunday afternoon. | Witnesses say the raid began on Sunday afternoon. |
| "I don't know details as the entire area was sealed off but I heard two loud blasts in the evening after a military helicopter landed there," local resident Nisar Ali told Reuters news agency. | "I don't know details as the entire area was sealed off but I heard two loud blasts in the evening after a military helicopter landed there," local resident Nisar Ali told Reuters news agency. |
| Local residents said the army blew up buildings at the camp, which has an office, religious school and a residential area housing about 150 people. | |
| The BBC's Zulfikar Ali, in Muzaffarabad, said he was 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, said he was unable to reach the camp because of the cordon, but did see about 14 army vehicles leaving the area. |
| The Associated Press news agency quoted militants as saying the camp had been seized by the military. Profile: Lashkar-e-Taiba | The Associated Press news agency quoted militants as saying the camp had been seized by the military. Profile: Lashkar-e-Taiba |
| 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. |
| Lashkar-e-Taiba (Soldiers of the Pure) is one of the most feared groups fighting against Indian control in Kashmir. | Lashkar-e-Taiba (Soldiers of the Pure) is one of the most feared groups fighting against Indian control in Kashmir. |
| Although the authorities in Pakistan formally banned it six years ago and curbed its activities, analysts say its camps were never closed. | Although the authorities in Pakistan formally banned it six years ago and curbed its activities, analysts say its camps were never closed. |
| The New York Times, in a report on Monday quoting unidentified US intelligence officials, said that Pakistan's main spy service had allowed the group to train and raise funds in recent years. | The New York Times, in a report on Monday quoting unidentified US intelligence officials, said that Pakistan's main spy service had allowed the group to train and raise funds in recent years. |
| The Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, had shared intelligence with the group and protected it, the report said, but there was no evidence linking the ISI to the Mumbai attacks. | The Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, or ISI, had shared intelligence with the group and protected it, the report said, but there was no evidence linking the ISI to the Mumbai attacks. |
| The raid on the camp followed growing pressure from both India and the US on the Pakistani government to act. | |
| Last week, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Islamabad to mount a "robust" and "effective" response to the attacks in Mumbai. | |
| The assault will defuse tensions in the short-term, reports the BBC's Barbara Plett from Islamabad, but both Washington and Delhi will be looking to see how far the Pakistani action goes. | |
| Are you in Muzaffarabad? Have you witnessed any military activity in the area? Send your comment using the form below: | Are you in Muzaffarabad? Have you witnessed any military activity in the area? Send your comment using the form below: |