PHOTOS: Pakistani gunman taken down after five hour standoff
August 15, 2013
A Pakistani gunman holds up a gun during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. Police in Pakistan capital Islamabad arrested late on August 15 a man armed with two automatic guns after more than five hours of a standoff, police said. The gunman was shot in the legs by police commandoes after a negotiator jumped over the gunman to disarm him during talks, but the gunman tried to escape and opened fire. The gunman, who had been traveling in a car with a woman and two young children, was earlier stopped for a traffic violation, police said. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113342 )
A gunman fires during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. Police in Pakistan capital Islamabad arrested late on August 15 a man armed with two automatic guns after more than five hours of a standoff, police said. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113150 )
A Pakistani gunman throws shells out of his car during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113262 )
An unidentified Pakistani man shows his anger as he speaks with security officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) ( Pakistan )
A Pakistani gunman stands next to his wife during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. Police in Pakistan capital Islamabad arrested late on August 15 a man armed with two automatic guns after more than five hours of a standoff, police said. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113266 )
An unidentified Pakistani man speaks with security officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) ( Pakistan )
An unidentified Pakistani man speaks with security officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) ( APTOPIX Pakistan )
A Pakistani gunman (R) stands next to his wife as he smokes during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113574 )
A Pakistani gunman holds up a gun during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113361 )
A Pakistani gunman stands next to his wife during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113356 )
A Pakistani gunman stands next to his wife during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113352 )
A Pakistani gunman holds his guns as he smokes a cigarette during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113348 )
A Pakistani gunman holds up a gun as he speaks during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113458 )
A Pakistani gunman (L) listens to a Pakistani police officer during a standoff in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113843 )
A Pakistani gunman (L) stands by as a woman reported to be his wife hands a note to a Pakistani police officer during a standoff in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113869 )
A Pakistani gunman (L) speaks to a Pakistani police officer during a standoff in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113891 )
An unidentified Pakistani man speaks with security officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) ( Pakistan )
A Pakistani gunman (L) and a woman reported to be his wife speak to a Pakistani police officer during a standoff in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113905 )
Zamurd Khan (L), a leader of opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), shakes hands with the child of a gunman (R) before capturing him during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI /AFP/Getty Images ( 522112960 )
Zamurd Khan (C), a leader of opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), jumps on a gunman as he tries to capture him during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113072 )
Zamurd Khan (2nd R), a leader of opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), jumps on a gunman to try to capture him, as the gunman fires shots, during a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113067 )
Zamurd Khan, a leader of opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), holds the child of a guman after Khan helped police capture him during a standoff in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522113425 )
Pakistani security personnel carry an injured gunman after a standoff with police in Islamabad on August 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty Images ( 522112766 )
Pakistani security officers examine the car of Pakistani gunman Mohammad Sikandar, who was shot and wounded in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash) ( Pakistan Standoff )
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