Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Captured Taliban hostages released.

All the hostages taken by the Taliban in the province of North Vaziristan in the north-west Pakistan, released transmits Agence France-Presse, referring to the military authorities of the country.
The exact number of hostages is not yet known. Previously, it was reported that as a result of attacks by armed militants on a convoy of 30 buses and cars were seized were at least 400 people, but in a later message is called the number 80.
Among the inmates were captured by the military school and teachers, as well as their relatives. 17 people managed to escape from the Taliban, because the driver has not complied with the requirement to stop.
According to some reports, the attack on the convoy was the result of provocation - anonymous phoned in a military college Razmak Cadet College and providing government officials, told everyone who was there, to leave the region.

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