Officials say Pakistan raid kills all Taliban hostage-takers
Security officials say Pakistani special forces raided a police center in a remote northwestern district, killing all Pakistani Taliban militants who had earlier overpowered guards at the facility, seized arms and taken hostages PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistan's special forces raided a police center in a remote northwestern district on Tuesday, killing all Pakistani Taliban militants who had earlier this week overpowered guards at the facility, seized arms and taken hostages, officials said. The swift operation was successful, according to security and intelligence officials, but it was not immediately clear how many Taliban were killed — or how many officers had been held by the hostage-takers at the center in Bannu, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, since the brazen takeover on Sunday. The officials declined to elaborate or provide details on the operation, which was launched after more than 40 hours of negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban failed. On Monday, officials had said t...