Pakistani commandos regained control of a naval base on Monday from Taleban militants who had attacked and occupied the high-security facility for 18 hours. The incident dealt a bloody and humiliating blow to the military. The attackers destroyed at least two U.S.-supplied surveillance planes and killed 12 security officers. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault in the city of Karachi. The militants said it was revenge for the May 2 American raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and the insurgents were under orders to fight until the death. “They do not want to come out alive, they have gone there to embrace martyrdom,” said spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan….
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