Outbreak Taliban militants disguised as policemen and armed bombs and grenades Pakistan 250 prisoners in prisons brazen overnight operation raised serious questions about the new government's ability to combat militancy.
Fighting continued until Tuesday morning, rattling in Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan's lawless tribal region near the border with Afghanistan city of Dera Ismail Khan explosions and machine gunfire.
The Pakistani Taliban attacked a branch, a branch of the Islamist insurgents in Afghanistan namesake outstanding ability to grow. The prisoners were released, including dozens of top militants.
Months later, promising peace talks with the insurgents, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to accept the use of force may be inevitable emergence.
Dozens of gunmen attacked, bombed prison for electricity lines and heavy explosions detonated violation facades.
Militants used rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns, and called the name of the Taliban prisoners, through the speaker to fight their way inside.
"It was completely dark in there, we do not know what happened, but there is fighting," provincial prison official told Reuters correspondent Khaled Abbas, as the battle unfold.
Security forces said they had imposed a curfew on the city, by the dawn shootout. A Reuters reporters Zai Xian and Chang Kandao, security forces and bomb disposal squad raid destroyed the walls covered with bullet holes.
Brazen attack Pakistani security forces how well-prepared a series of high-profile attacks, raised embarrassing questions, and stressed that the new government of Pakistan in the fight against militant challenge.
It also comes days lawmakers to choose a new president largely ceremonial votes, and two days before a major Shiite festival security officials warned could be attacked.
"Said:" This is a heavily guarded prison, and to consider a prison in the province one of the most protected in the Khyber - Pakhtunkhwa capital Peshawar, a senior government official.
"We will explore how far militants from the tribal areas, and into prisons, and take away their man."
Another security official said the provincial authorities two weeks ago warned of impending attacks.
He said telephone intercept militants had planned an escape from prison and interrogation of captured fighters confirmed. Security officials had alerted the governor interception-based threats.
Brazen attack
Pakistani Taliban said they had sent a team of 100 fighters and seven suicide bombers on a mission to release some of their top leaders, they said they freed 250 prisoners - roughly match the number of local Pakistani authorities.
穆什塔克贾 London, the town's civil commissioner, said 253 prisoners escaped, including 30 militants and six people on death row. Those who escaped were believed to have been picked up by the lawless North and South Waziristan tribal region.
Started shooting, the gunmen took over a nearby house and the hospital, residents held hostage because they laid an ambush from the roof and police reinforcements shot.
Police Gul Mohammad said he had rushed to the scene when he was two little boys, holding a rifle challenges.
"They told me to stop," he said. "I told them I was a policeman, and that is when they opened fire." He said, adding that he was shot three times.
Heavily guarded prison house about 5,000 prisoners. Around 250 Pakistani Taliban and Lashkar-e - Jhangvi, a Sunni militant groups have killed hundreds of civilians this year banned Shiite sectarian group members.
, Prison officials said at least 12 people were killed, including four prisoners' throats were slashed Shiite gunmen.
A senior Taliban official told Reuters reporters were Adnan Rashid, Taliban commander who was himself when he's released from prison in northern town of Bannu was last occupied by militants planning attacks jail.
After that attack, militants told Reuters reporters that they have helped the industry in security services. Inquiry found that there is much less than it should have guards on duty and those who lack sufficient ammunition.
 



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