ISLAMABAD, June 22: The Lal Masjid and Jaima Hafsa brigade raided a Chinese massage parlour in the posh F-8 sector of Islamabad on Friday night and kidnapped five Chinese workers, three of them women.

They took them to Lal Masjid. Sources said security officials were trying to get the captives released and the Chinese embassy had taken up the matter with the interior ministry.

The raiding brigade included some girl students of the seminary. DC Islamabad Chaudhry Mohammed Ali confirmed the incident.