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Pakistan militants take workers hostage in attack on Peshawar power station Pakistan militants take workers hostage in attack on Peshawar power station
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Several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades have attacked a power grid station in north-western Pakistan, killing seven people and taking four hostage, police say.Several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades have attacked a power grid station in north-western Pakistan, killing seven people and taking four hostage, police say.
The attack on the outskirts of Peshawar city occurred at about 2am on Tuesday, said the local police chief in the area, Granullah Khan. The militants killed two people at the scene of the attack and took nine with them, he said.The attack on the outskirts of Peshawar city occurred at about 2am on Tuesday, said the local police chief in the area, Granullah Khan. The militants killed two people at the scene of the attack and took nine with them, he said.
The militants then killed five of the hostages as they were fleeing and were pursued by police, said the police chief. The bodies were found about half a mile (1km) away from the grid station. Four of the abducted were still missing.The militants then killed five of the hostages as they were fleeing and were pursued by police, said the police chief. The bodies were found about half a mile (1km) away from the grid station. Four of the abducted were still missing.
The dead included three policemen and four government power workers, said Khan. The men still missing are all power workers.The dead included three policemen and four government power workers, said Khan. The men still missing are all power workers.
The grid that was attacked is located near Khyber, part of Pakistan's semiautonomous tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the main sanctuary for the Taliban in the country. It supplies electricity to a large part of Peshawar, and many areas of the city were still without power on Tuesday morning because the station was damaged in the attack.The grid that was attacked is located near Khyber, part of Pakistan's semiautonomous tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the main sanctuary for the Taliban in the country. It supplies electricity to a large part of Peshawar, and many areas of the city were still without power on Tuesday morning because the station was damaged in the attack.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. But Taliban militants waging a bloody insurgency against the government have staged scores of attacks against security officials, government personnel and civilians.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. But Taliban militants waging a bloody insurgency against the government have staged scores of attacks against security officials, government personnel and civilians.
The Pakistani military has launched dozens of operations against the Taliban in the tribal region, but the militants continue to carry out frequent attacks. The group has also made recent gains in an area of Khyber called the Tirah valley, which potentially gives them easier access to Peshawar.The Pakistani military has launched dozens of operations against the Taliban in the tribal region, but the militants continue to carry out frequent attacks. The group has also made recent gains in an area of Khyber called the Tirah valley, which potentially gives them easier access to Peshawar.
There are concerns the militants could step up attacks in the runup to parliamentary elections on 11 May in an attempt to derail the vote.There are concerns the militants could step up attacks in the runup to parliamentary elections on 11 May in an attempt to derail the vote.
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