More than 100 radical Islamic students holed up at an Islamabad mosque compound surrendered Wednesday morning, winding down an intense standoff between militants and government forces, a government source told CNN.
| I thought the little brats were gonna fight to the death? Was a change of plans that nobody told me about? |
More were expected to leave the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, and its surrounding area shortly after a government-imposed deadline for their surrender lapsed at 11 a.m. (0600 GMT), the source said.
| In other words, dying for jihad looks different from a distance; up close it's not nearly as pretty. |
No operations have been launched by security forces at the scene, according to the source. They are waiting as militants slowly surrender.
| And as the Lal Masjid sympathizers in the military and government do their stuff. |
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