BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) – Dozens of Islamist militants stormed a prison in Pakistan in the dead of night early on Sunday and freed nearly 400 inmates, including one on death row for trying to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf, police officials said. Pakistan’s Taliban movement, which is close to al Qaeda, said it was behind the brazen assault by militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47 assault rifles. A police official said most of the escapees from the jail in the northwestern town of Bannu were militants. …
Excerpt from: Militants attack Pakistan jail, nearly 400 escape: police
