In Pakistan, Commandos today stormed a building near Pakistan's Army General Headquarters where a group of terrorists were holed up, freeing 25 hostages and killing four gunmen. Nearly 20 hours after the terrorists launched an audacious attack on the Army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi and took several security personnel hostages, the commandos launched an operation to eliminate the attackers.<br/>Military Spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said the commandos have freed 25 hostages and killed four terrorists, including some who were wearing suicide jackets. He said three of the hostages also died during the operation.<br/>Commandos of the elite Special Service Group carried out the operation to free the hostages, a few minutes before 6 AM.<br/>Several explosions were heard after the troops launched their assault. The hostage crisis began yesterday when a group of about ten terrorists tried to storm the Army's General Headquarters.<br/>The terrorists initially killed six soldiers, including a Brigadier and Lt Colonel. Four of the attackers were also gunned down near a check post outside the GHQ. <br/>