Pakistani troops retake naval base from militants

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani commandos regained control of a naval base today from a team of Taliban militants who attacked then occupied the high-security facility for 18 hours — an exceptionally audacious act of insurgent violence that dealt a humiliating blow to the military. The attackers — who may have numbered no more than six — destroyed at least two U.S.-supplied surveillance planes and killed 12 security officers. At least four of the attackers were killed.