Red Mosque faces attacks from army
The siege of the Red Mosque in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad today became the scene of further bloodshed, after the army launched an attack to regain control of the radical madras. According to a military spokesman, three Pakistani soldier, as well as at least 40 militants were killed in the attack, which was launched over night. The Red Mosque compound has been under siege for the past week, during which time 20 people had already been killed, as troops clashed with armed militants among the 1,000 radical Islamic students holed up inside. The fate of hundreds of women and children reportedly held hostage inside the compound, is unknown. Mark Franklin reports on the impact of the siege on the Pakistani state and the Musharraf Government.