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UPIRAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Oct. 10 (UPI) --
Armed Taliban militants who attacked Pakistani Army headquarters in Rawalpindi Saturday are holding hostages inside the base, officials say.
CNN reported Pakistani army officials confirming that "several" hostages were being held at the headquarters after a fierce attack that killed 10 people, while The Times of London, without naming sources, said up to 15 hostages were being held.The brazen attack by Taliban gunmen left four attackers and six army guards dead in a raging gun battle, Army Gen. Athar Abbas told Pakistan's Geo TV network. He said the army was searching for two other militants involved in the attack, while another military official said the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the incident.
It was the third major assault by the group in Pakistan this week. The assault came a day after 48 people died in a bombing of the public market in the northwestern city of Peshawar.
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