ISLAMABAD, July 22: Authorities on Sunday discovered an unidentified body and an assault rifle at the Lal Masjid -- a week and a half after a deadly army assault on militants holed up inside.

The body was found in the basement of the sprawling compound as government labourers carried out repairs following the bloody July 10-11 assault, which the army previously said killed 11 soldiers and 75 people inside the mosque.

“One body and a Kalashnikov rifle have been recovered from the mosque complex today,” a senior security official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

“We are trying to get further details.” The military said last week that it had removed all bodies from the mosque .—AFP