DTN News: Pakistan TODAY December 4, 2009 ~ 14 Reported Dead In Pakistan Mosque Attack

DTN News: Pakistan TODAY December 4, 2009 ~ 14 Reported Dead In Pakistan Mosque Attack *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - December 4, 2009: Gunmen attacked a mosque during Friday prayers in a city near Pakistan's capital of Islamabad, with at least 14 people reported killed.Pakistan's army soldiers arrive at the site of a suicide bomb blast in Rawalpindi, in the outskirts of the capital Islamabad. A suspected Taliban suicide bomb killed at least 14 people in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Friday, officials said, as the government announced a reward for the capture, dead or alive, of the group's leader. Police officials said gunmen stormed the mosque following an explosion at a checkpoint at an army installation near the military headquarters in Rawalpindi.Pakistan's Army troops take positions near the site of a suicide attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. At least two militants stormed a mosque close to Pakistan's army headquarters during Friday prayers, firing and throwing grenades before blowing themselves up in an attack that killed tens of people, officials said. An army official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said at least 14 people had been killed in the attack. Rawalpindi is a few kilometres from Islamabad. Pakistan's Army troops gather at the site of a suicide attack in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. At least two militants stormed a mosque close to Pakistan's army headquarters during Friday prayers, firing and throwing grenades before blowing themselves up in an attack that killed tens of people, officials said. Violence in Pakistan has increased since the country launched an offensive in mid-October against Taliban militants in the restive area of South Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan.