Twelve People Die

Black Pakistani commandos overpowered a group of people who had took control over a police academy. They took cadets hostage. Then they killed at least six of them today in a dramatic challenge. This was to the civilian government that faces U.S. pressure to defeat Islamic people. The security forces went through the place on the outskirts of Lahore. This was to end the eight hour attack by the grenade throwing gunmen. Three militants blew themselves up and authorities arrested four of the militants. At least three other unidentified bodies were recovered. A Taliban member claimed to speak on behalf of a not very famous known group called the Fedayeen al-Islam. He said that they were behind the attack. Gunmen suprised attacked Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore. They killed seven people and people didn't think they had the ability to cause so much damage. It was far from Pakistans northwestern regions bordering Afghanistan. Lahore attacked followed a crackdown on the Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Taiba. There has been speculation that Monday's raid was revenge for the crackdown. Pakistan's not great ability to prevent the attack appeared to be a very smart failure. The security forces fired their guns in the air in celebration.

Natasha Richardson Dies

Natasha Richardson was a gifted and precious to acting royalty whose career highlights included the film Patty Hearst and a Tony-winning performance in a stage revival of Cabaret. She died today at age 45 after suffering a head injury from a skiing accident. Alan Nierob, the Los Angeles-based publicist for Richardson's husband Liam Neeson, confirmed her death in a written statement. The statement did not give details on the cause of death for Richardson, who suffered a head injury when she fell on a beginner's trail during a private ski lesson at the luxury Mont Tremblant ski resort in Quebec. She was hospitalized Tuesday in Montreal and later flown to a hospital in New York. Family members had been seen coming and going from the New York hospital where Richardson was taken. It was a horrifying loss for her family, friends and for the film and theater communities and her many fans and for both her native and adoptive countries. Richardson was a proper Londoner who came to love the noise of New York. If she never quite attained the acting heights of her Academy Award-winning mother, she still had enjoyed a long and worthy career. Like other family members, she divided her time between stage and screen. On Broadway, she won a Tony for her performance as Sally Bowles in a 1998 revival of Cabaret.