A clash between Pakistani police and students associated with the Lal Masjid (“Red Mosque”) in Islamabad resulted in nine deaths Tuesday, and 140 were reported wounded, according to the BBC.

BBC:

Armed students at the mosque and religious schools linked to it have defied the authorities for months in a campaign for Islamic Sharia law.

The mosque and the two madrassas (religious schools) attached to it – one for men, the other for women – have been at the centre of a number of high-profile incidents.

These include the kidnapping of police and people the mosque’s leaders say are involved in immoral activities such as prostitution.

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