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| Eight soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack on a military convoy in north-western Pakistan, the army says. | Eight soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack on a military convoy in north-western Pakistan, the army says. |
| Fifteen others were hurt when the attacker struck the convoy near the village of Daznary, North Waziristan, with an explosives-laden vehicle. | Fifteen others were hurt when the attacker struck the convoy near the village of Daznary, North Waziristan, with an explosives-laden vehicle. |
| Thousands of troops have been moved close to the region after the storming of Islamabad's Red Mosque this week. | Thousands of troops have been moved close to the region after the storming of Islamabad's Red Mosque this week. |
| The army fears militants may be preparing a new "holy war" in response to the assault. | The army fears militants may be preparing a new "holy war" in response to the assault. |
| The 102 people killed in the week-long siege included 11 soldiers and an as yet unknown number of extremists and their hostages. | |
| The government's operation against the radical Islamists sparked protests across Pakistan | The government's operation against the radical Islamists sparked protests across Pakistan |
| In the north-western city of Peshawar on Friday more than 1,000 demonstrators vowed to avenge the death of the mosque's deputy leader, Abdul Rashid Ghazi. | In the north-western city of Peshawar on Friday more than 1,000 demonstrators vowed to avenge the death of the mosque's deputy leader, Abdul Rashid Ghazi. |
| 'Guerrilla war' | 'Guerrilla war' |
| North Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border, is often the scene of clashes between troops and tribesman or foreign militants. | North Waziristan, near the Afghanistan border, is often the scene of clashes between troops and tribesman or foreign militants. |
| Army spokesman Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad said the wounded from Saturday's incident were being taken to hospital after the attack in Daznary, about 50km (30 miles) north of Miranshah. | Army spokesman Maj-Gen Waheed Arshad said the wounded from Saturday's incident were being taken to hospital after the attack in Daznary, about 50km (30 miles) north of Miranshah. |
| Gen Arshad acknowledged the attack could be linked to the Red Mosque siege. | Gen Arshad acknowledged the attack could be linked to the Red Mosque siege. |
| In a second attack on Saturday, two security officials were hurt in a blast near the town of Bannu in North-West Frontier Province. | In a second attack on Saturday, two security officials were hurt in a blast near the town of Bannu in North-West Frontier Province. |
| RED MOSQUE STAND-OFF 3 July: Clashes erupt at mosque, 16 killed, after long student campaign for Islamic Sharia law4 July: About 700 students leave mosque, now besieged by security forces; mosque leader caught trying to flee wearing woman's burka5 July: More than 1,000 students surrender to security forces6 July: Women are allowed to leave the mosque; students' deputy leader says he would rather die than surrender 8 July: Ministers say wanted militants are holding women and children inside the mosque9 July: Negotiators talk to mosque leader via loudspeaker without progress; three Chinese workers are killed in Peshawar over siege10 July: Pakistani troops storm mosque after failure of talks; army says Ghazi killed11 July: Pakistani army says all militants cleared from mosque Profile: Red Mosque From joy to despair | RED MOSQUE STAND-OFF 3 July: Clashes erupt at mosque, 16 killed, after long student campaign for Islamic Sharia law4 July: About 700 students leave mosque, now besieged by security forces; mosque leader caught trying to flee wearing woman's burka5 July: More than 1,000 students surrender to security forces6 July: Women are allowed to leave the mosque; students' deputy leader says he would rather die than surrender 8 July: Ministers say wanted militants are holding women and children inside the mosque9 July: Negotiators talk to mosque leader via loudspeaker without progress; three Chinese workers are killed in Peshawar over siege10 July: Pakistani troops storm mosque after failure of talks; army says Ghazi killed11 July: Pakistani army says all militants cleared from mosque Profile: Red Mosque From joy to despair |
| Thousands of troops have been moved into the province as President Pervez Musharraf vows to pursue his campaign of rooting out extremists. | Thousands of troops have been moved into the province as President Pervez Musharraf vows to pursue his campaign of rooting out extremists. |
| Although there is no new deployment to Waziristan, militants there say the government has broken peace agreements by setting up checkpoints. | Although there is no new deployment to Waziristan, militants there say the government has broken peace agreements by setting up checkpoints. |
| Militant commander Abdullah Farhad told the Agence France-Presse news agency there could be "guerrilla war" if all checkpoints were not removed by Sunday. | Militant commander Abdullah Farhad told the Agence France-Presse news agency there could be "guerrilla war" if all checkpoints were not removed by Sunday. |
| Protests against the Red Mosque attack were held across the country on Friday. | Protests against the Red Mosque attack were held across the country on Friday. |
| Demonstrators in Peshawar were told it was a "genocide" in which "hundreds of innocent women and children died". | Demonstrators in Peshawar were told it was a "genocide" in which "hundreds of innocent women and children died". |
| In Islamabad, hundreds of demonstrators attended a rally organised by Pakistan's main alliance of radical parties, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal. | In Islamabad, hundreds of demonstrators attended a rally organised by Pakistan's main alliance of radical parties, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal. |
| "This carnage will prove to be the last nail in the coffin of Musharraf's dictatorial rule in Pakistan," the group's deputy leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hydri told the gathering. | "This carnage will prove to be the last nail in the coffin of Musharraf's dictatorial rule in Pakistan," the group's deputy leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Hydri told the gathering. |
| "Now there will be Red Mosques everywhere in Pakistan." | "Now there will be Red Mosques everywhere in Pakistan." |