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 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Islamabad's Red Mosque, where more than 100 people died in fighting between Islamic militants and security forces earlier this month, plans to reopen in time for Friday prayer this week.
Also called Lal Masjid, the walls of the radical mosque and its adjoining seminary for girls were left scorched by explosions and pocked by bullets after a July 10 commando raid that ended a weeklong standoff with militants holed up inside.
Since then, the downtown mosque has been sealed off so it can be quickly repaired to calm outrage at the damage.
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