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Eight dead in attack on Lahore's Police Lines, TTP claims responsibility
[DAWN] At least eight people were killed and dozens injured in an apparent attack on Lahore's police headquarters on Tuesday, hospital sources told Dawn. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) later grabbed credit for the attack.The spokesperson for the Jamaatul Ahrar ...A Pak Taliban splintergroup that split off from the Mullah Fazlullah faction because it wasn't violent enough... faction of the banned TTP, Ehsanullah Ehsan ...formerly the front man for the Pak Taliban, now the lips and tongue of the Jamaatul Ahrar splinter group in Mohmand Agency... , told Dawn that the attack was carried out by the splinter group. The blast took place near the main gate of Police Lines in Lahore's Qila Gujjar Singh area. According to preliminary reports, it took place in a vehicle parked in the area, however, there are some unverified reports that it was carried out by a jacket wallah. Huge plumes of smoke were visible in the air in the heavily populated area which was quickly cordoned off by security personnel. Several vehicles parked near the site of the blast caught fire and window panes in nearby buildings were also shattered. A police Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) was among those killed in the attack while the maimed also included a policewoman, according to police sources. Inspector General Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... Police Mushtaq Sukhera told media representatives that the target of the attack was police lines but chances are that the bomber may have been searched on his way inside so he went kaboom!himself prematurely. He added that, "Ever since operation Zarb-e-Azb ..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)... began the army has been taking action against murderous Moslems... and this was perhaps in reaction to that. We will examine CCTV footage to get more details on the attacker." He further said that 5-8 kilograms of explosives were used in the blast. Khawaja Salman Rafique, the Punjab government's adviser on health, confirmed that four people had died while 23 others were maimed in the blast. He added that the condition of one injured was reported as critical. Posted by: Fred 2015-02-18 |
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