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 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Gunfire rang out around a besieged radical mosque in Pakistan's capital early Friday as Islamic militants holed up in the complex snubbed a plea from their captured leader to surrender.
The leader of the holdouts said they would consider leaving but only if authorities promised not to arrest anyone and met other demands. The government answered that the militants must surrender without conditions.
Armed troops and barred war coils on streets near the mosque prevented journalists from going near the scene early Friday. There were no immediate reports of injuries and it was not possible to determine who initiated the latest bout of shooting.
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