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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Dozens of Taliban militants armed with guns, grenades and bombs attacked a prison in northwest Pakistan, freeing more than 250 prisoners, including 25 "dangerous terrorists," officials said.
A senior security official said that before the attack, information had been passed to the district administration, security forces and jail authorities about an imminent attack and that a conference had been held to assess the prison’s security.
“The attack was so sudden and big,” the official said. “Probably, no one suspected it was around the corner. No security measures could be put in place to pre-empt it.”
“This is a debacle of the highest order,” said a senior government official. “We had timely intelligence and senior district administration and security officials had visited the central prison to check security. Still this debacle?”
Originally posted by Phoenix267
I don't know why, but this isn't random.
Originally posted by Phoenix267
reply to post by muzzleflash
Well, duh! I was saying that there is something going on here. More than meets the eye and I feel that we would know soon. I cannot explain it.
Originally posted by Phoenix267
reply to post by muzzleflash
I agree with you! Someone on the inside knows what is going on and most likely aided the attack. Look at the lack of police and even soldiers to fight against the terrorist; the prior knowledge that didn't amount to nothing, and the similarities with the attacks on prisons in Iraq. Also in the two articles it mentions Shia Muslim prisoners which caught my eye.
Originally posted by Phoenix267
reply to post by muzzleflash
Why would Iran aid terrorist that killed the Shia prisoners and will most likely might against them? Of course the U.S. has helped aid terrorist that have attacked them before. I was thinking this had some relation to the wars and politics flaming up with the Sunni and Shia Muslims fighting. Al Qaeda and Taliban swelling their ranks with experience fighters and sending to the battle fields.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities moved some of their most notorious militant inmates after an intelligence warning of an imminent jailbreak but a Taliban raid this week has raised fears about the security of all Pakistani prisons.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Only a handful of badly armed guards were posted at a Pakistani prison assaulted by Taliban militants earlier this week even though the government had intelligence indicating the facility was under threat, the prison chief said Wednesday in an admission likely to feed accusations of negligence over the deadly jailbreak.
The 35 guards, only 10 of whom had weapons, faced 150 attackers. Some were so scared during the assault late Monday night that they hid in sewer pipes, and others opened up one of the prison's main gates after the militants threatened them, said a senior government official.