激進分子襲擊巴基斯坦電廠打死七人

Pakistani police say dozens of suspected militants attacked a power station in the country's northwest, killing seven people and leaving thousands without electricity.

Officials say the assault took place on the outskirts of Peshawar, when about 50 militants, armed with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, stormed the plant at after midnight Tuesday.

Police say the militants killed two people at the scene of the attack and abducted nine others. Five of those taken were later found dead in a nearby field. At least four power plant workers remain missing.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Power has been restored to some of the areas left dark by the raid.

Taliban militants continue to launch frequent attacks in the semiautonomous tribal regions, despite efforts by the Pakistani military to stem them.

Violence has been increasing in the northwest as Pakistan prepares to hold provincial and general elections on May 11th.巴基斯坦警方說，數十名疑似激進分子襲擊了巴基斯坦西北部一座發電廠，打死七人，造成數千居民斷電。

有關官員說，這次襲擊發生在白沙瓦郊區，擁有迫擊炮和火箭榴彈的大約50名激進分子於星期二午夜過後衝進這座發電廠。

警方說，激進分子在襲擊現場打死兩人，並綁架九人，後來在附近地區發現其中五人已經死亡。目前至少還有四名發電廠工人下落不明。

沒有任何組織宣稱對這次襲擊負責。襲擊造成斷電後，一些地區已經恢復供電。

巴基斯坦軍隊採取行動遏制塔利班激進分子，但激進分子繼續在半自治的部落區頻繁發動襲擊。

在巴基斯坦準備在5月11號舉行省選舉和大選之際，巴基斯坦西北部地區的暴力活動增加。