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| Shooting outside Pakistan army HQ | Shooting outside Pakistan army HQ |
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| Gunmen have opened fire near Pakistan's army headquarters outside the capital Islamabad, military officials say. | Gunmen have opened fire near Pakistan's army headquarters outside the capital Islamabad, military officials say. |
| Intense firing is still going on after the gunmen tried to enter the heavily armed complex in Rawalpindi, where senior officers are based. | Intense firing is still going on after the gunmen tried to enter the heavily armed complex in Rawalpindi, where senior officers are based. |
| One report suggests guards had fired at a suspected suicide bomber. | One report suggests guards had fired at a suspected suicide bomber. |
| The attack follows a series of bombings across north-western Pakistan. On Friday at least 49 people were killed in a blast in the city of Peshawar. | The attack follows a series of bombings across north-western Pakistan. On Friday at least 49 people were killed in a blast in the city of Peshawar. |
| The attacks come amid high security as the army prepares an operation against the Taliban in the tribal region of South Waziristan. | |
| High-profile targets | |
| Police official Mohammed Jalil told AP news agency that gunmen drove up to the army compound in a white van just before midday local time (0600 GMT). | |
| They took up positions and fired on the compound, security officials said. One of them threw a grenade. | They took up positions and fired on the compound, security officials said. One of them threw a grenade. |
| Roads to the area were sealed off and at least one helicopter was hovering over the compound, witnesses said. | |
| Islamist militants have carried out a number of attacks against high-profile, high-security targets in recent years. | |
| In March this year gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in the city of Lahore. Six policemen and a driver were killed and several of the team were injured. | |
| In the same month, dozens of people were killed when a police training centre on the outskirts of the city was occupied by gunmen. |