06-25-2007, 02:53 AM
<b>Pak morality brigade abducts 12</b> <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Islamabad: Hardline religious students from a mosque in Islamabad kidnapped 12 people,<b> including nine Chinese among which five were women, early today accusing them of ''immoral activities''</b>, the students said.
The abductions were the most provocative action by the Taliban-supporting students associated with the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, that they have undertaken since January to press for various demands.
''The women were involved in prostitution in a massage centre,'' the students said in a statement. Police confirmed some people had been abducted but said they had no details.
<b>The News newspaper reported that Chinese nationals were among the abducted people. The nine persons were kidnapped from a house in a residential neighbourhood of the city. A private security guard outside the house said ''Taliban students'' had come and taken away the ''Chinese'' inhabitants.</b>
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The abductions were the most provocative action by the Taliban-supporting students associated with the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, that they have undertaken since January to press for various demands.
''The women were involved in prostitution in a massage centre,'' the students said in a statement. Police confirmed some people had been abducted but said they had no details.
<b>The News newspaper reported that Chinese nationals were among the abducted people. The nine persons were kidnapped from a house in a residential neighbourhood of the city. A private security guard outside the house said ''Taliban students'' had come and taken away the ''Chinese'' inhabitants.</b>
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