Pakistan: Foreigners among mosque dead

Published: July 14, 2007 at 5:40 PM

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 14 (UPI) -- At least five of the people killed at the Red Mosque in Islamabad have been identified as foreign militants, Pakistani officials said.

Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said at a news conference Friday that of 102 people killed at the mosque 11 were members of the military or police and 91 civilians, The Dawn reported. The 75 killed in the final assault had been buried after being photographed, fingerprinted and having DNA samples taken.

Of that 75, only 10 had been identified Friday, Sherpao said.

"But there must be more bodies of foreign militants," he added.

Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah said 25 of the dead were women and children.

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