Editing Human shield (section)

==== Siege of Lal Masjid ====
According to the Pakistan Army spokesman, Islamic militants used girls as human shields in Pakistan during the 2007 [[Siege of Lal Masjid]]. The mosque's head cleric denied the allegations.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,492545,00.html "Pakistan's Red Mosque Showdown: Jihadists Using Girls as Human Shields?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708195432/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,492545,00.html |date=July 8, 2007}}, ''Spiegel International'', July 5, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6286500.stm |title=Pakistani soldiers storm mosque |access-date=2008-05-10 |date=2007-07-10 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729195254/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6286500.stm |archive-date=2017-07-29 |df=mdy-all |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 4 December 2009, terrorists attacked a Friday prayer ceremony in a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan,<ref>[http://www.geo.tv/12-4-2009/54096.htm "17 children among 37 martyred in Pindi attack"]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531235821/http://geo.tv/12-4-2009/54096.htm |date=May 31, 2010}} ''Geo News'', December 4, 2009.</ref> where Bilal Riaz, a graduate student, acted as a human shield to save his nephew's life.<ref>[http://www.anasimtiaz.com/2009/12/05/remembering-bilal-riaz/ "Remembering Bilal Riaz"]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707135133/http://www.anasimtiaz.com/2009/12/05/remembering-bilal-riaz/ |date=July 7, 2011}} anasimtiaz, December 5, 2009.</ref>