Brazen Attack

Published: Sat, 10 Oct 2009

Description: Militants hold hostages in Pakistan army headquarters

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" BM of the hostage situation unfolding currently -- in Pakistan militants had infiltrated the Pakistan army headquarters. At least ten people have been killed and right now the Pakistani army says security officers are being held inside. Scott -- there is standing by with a live report. What is the latest on this attacks got."

" Hello Brian -- the very latest is the fact that there are ten to fifteen hostages being held in GHQ. -- the Pakistan's pentagon. It is just outside that capital here in Islamabad now -- unfolded over the last ten hours just after 1130 local time AM. There was a brazen attack on gate number one of the GHQ a small van pulled up men with assault rifles and grenades opened fire on that gates. Four were killed there they killed four Pakistani soldiers some of them -- high ranking officers. Now later in the day we found out that 2024. Of these militants were able to penetrate into this -- compound that is the GHQ and now we found a couple of hours after all this unfolded. That Pakistan military said the situation was over then a little bit after that we found that -- found out that no in fact it was not over. And there's this hostage situation going on right now five militants -- on militants. How about captured ten to fifteen. Pakistani officers soldiers inside the GHQ incited our military intelligence. Building right there in GHQ Brian."

" All right Scott uttered the second question -- a series of strong attacks this week after a period of I guess you would say relative call. What do we attribute this increase to."

" Yet and then they've all been all three of these attacks -- this week. Brazen daytime all happening within an hour between 1130 just after noon local time. We had -- at the UN war World Food Program office here in Islamabad. The the suicide bomber was wearing a military uniform then we had a massive explosion. In the northwestern city for shower yesterday that killed 49 people and then today we see this brazen attack. On the military headquarters all being claimed to buy them Talabani here in Pakistan. This is mainly because. The dog the government here and the army has announced there's an upcoming offensive on there focal point on the their base down in South Waziristan so we can do draw the connection that that's why we've seen stepped up attacks."

" Bryant all right Scott -- streaming to us live with breaking news from Pakistan. Now."

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where -- had been in 1994. And it's also. The base for World Food Program and in that part in that region. And what I had what I wanted to do -- my my intent on this particular -- is just to get an overview of to what was what was going on aware of it if if there was some way that I and other people around the world could help. And I was overwhelmed. With what I -- and to what you said. But the first of all there's phase of the World Food Program program is responsible for 1 1000000 people in eastern Congo have their food for one million people. And three million total and Congo so if you think about that this is a country. It if you if you overlay it on a map is the size of Western Europe . And they're just it's just -- it's just. There's just nothing that disease in order O'Leary can be remotely. Capable of --

see -- thank you thanks for having me you've got quite a road trip . Yeah I have I have -- it's been an interesting time for me where were you we've become -- which part of Africa I was in Congo. And I had this is my second trip I'd been there 1994. And this time I went back. As a guest of the World Food Program . And found a country that I had seen before and was. Far worse than it was I expected to see some progress

that are -- are trying to help. And in the case -- World Food Program their very involved in that you as well as. Repatriating these kids defense -- children -- soldiers that word taking -- army.

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