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| Islamabad faces suicide bomb call | Islamabad faces suicide bomb call |
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| The head of a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, has threatened to use suicide bomb attacks against the government. | The head of a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, has threatened to use suicide bomb attacks against the government. |
| Maulana Abdul Aziz made his defiant call to thousands of followers during Friday prayers. | Maulana Abdul Aziz made his defiant call to thousands of followers during Friday prayers. |
| The government is facing calls to clamp down on the activites of students in two madrassas attached to the mosque. | The government is facing calls to clamp down on the activites of students in two madrassas attached to the mosque. |
| If the government does take action, "our last resort will be suicide bombings", Mr Aziz declared. | If the government does take action, "our last resort will be suicide bombings", Mr Aziz declared. |
| He also demanded that the government close down Islamabad's video shops and brothels within one month. | He also demanded that the government close down Islamabad's video shops and brothels within one month. |
| The Taleban-style activity of Mr Aziz's followers in the capital has caused outrage among human rights activists. | The Taleban-style activity of Mr Aziz's followers in the capital has caused outrage among human rights activists. |
| Last week female students from a madrassa that is part of Mr Aziz's Lal Masjid (red mosque) complex abducted a woman they accused of running a brothel, holding her captive for two days. | Last week female students from a madrassa that is part of Mr Aziz's Lal Masjid (red mosque) complex abducted a woman they accused of running a brothel, holding her captive for two days. |
| Some of the students are also staging an armed occupation of a children's library in the capital. | Some of the students are also staging an armed occupation of a children's library in the capital. |
| The government says it hopes to resolve its differences by peaceful means. | The government says it hopes to resolve its differences by peaceful means. |
| 'Last resort' | 'Last resort' |
| "If the government says it will launch an operation against us as a last resort, our last resort will be suicide bombings," Mr Aziz told his supporters. | "If the government says it will launch an operation against us as a last resort, our last resort will be suicide bombings," Mr Aziz told his supporters. |
| Supporters of Maulana Aziz burn videos and CDs Islamabad's radical madrassa | Supporters of Maulana Aziz burn videos and CDs Islamabad's radical madrassa |
| "What is our way?" he asked them, the Associated Press news agency reports. | "What is our way?" he asked them, the Associated Press news agency reports. |
| The students called back, "Jihad, jihad (holy war)". | The students called back, "Jihad, jihad (holy war)". |
| "I give a deadline of one month to the government to close brothels and video shops," Mr Aziz said. | "I give a deadline of one month to the government to close brothels and video shops," Mr Aziz said. |
| "If the government fails we will take action." | "If the government fails we will take action." |
| Outside the mosque, a group of supporters set fire to a pile of videos and CDs. | Outside the mosque, a group of supporters set fire to a pile of videos and CDs. |
| Mr Aziz also said he had set up a Sharia law court at the mosque, made up of 10 clerics. | |
| 'Bigoted forces' | 'Bigoted forces' |
| On Thursday hundreds of human rights activists staged a protest calling for action against activities of the two madrassas - one for men, one for women - attached to the mosque. | On Thursday hundreds of human rights activists staged a protest calling for action against activities of the two madrassas - one for men, one for women - attached to the mosque. |
| Human rights protesters denounce 'Mr Aziz's supporters | Human rights protesters denounce 'Mr Aziz's supporters |
| They said the madrassa students were "harassing and terrorising ordinary citizens of Pakistan in the name of Islam". | They said the madrassa students were "harassing and terrorising ordinary citizens of Pakistan in the name of Islam". |
| The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and a dozen non-governmental organisations urged people to "rise against these extremist religious bigoted forces and secure the future of the present and future generations". | The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and a dozen non-governmental organisations urged people to "rise against these extremist religious bigoted forces and secure the future of the present and future generations". |
| The mosque has long been a problem for the capital city administration and Pakistan's President, General Pervez Musharraf. | The mosque has long been a problem for the capital city administration and Pakistan's President, General Pervez Musharraf. |
| It has often criticised his policies in the "war on terror" and called for Islamic law to be enforced in Pakistan. | It has often criticised his policies in the "war on terror" and called for Islamic law to be enforced in Pakistan. |
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