Pakistani forces Tuesday raided a controversial mosque where anti-government militants are holed up, and killed its radical Islamic cleric and more than 50 other people, Pakistani officials said.
Abdul Rashid Ghazi and "some of his men" died in an exchange of fire between Pakistani forces and militants holed up in the Lal Masjid, or Red Mosque, army spokesman Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad said.
The mosque raid is ongoing and is expected to continue into the night, Arshad said.
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CNN's Syed Mohsin Naqvi contributed to this report.
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