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| All hell breaks loose in Lahore |
| 2014-06-18 |
| [Pak Daily Times] At least nine people, including two women, were killed and over 100 injured as police allegedly shot up workers of Dr Tahirul Qadri ...Pak politician, founder and head of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran. He usually resides in Canada, but returns to Pakistain periodically to foam at the mouth and lead demonstrations. Depending on which way the wind's blowing, Qadri claims to be the author of Pak's blasphemy law. Other times he says it wasn't him... -led Pakistain Awami Tehrik (PAT) outside Minhajul Koran Secretariat in Model Town on Tuesday. The festivities began as police went to remove the 'illegal' security structures from the office and residence of Tahirul Qadri in Model Town on Monday night at around 2:30am, arguing that the local people had complained of troubles due to the barricades, reports said. The PAT workers tried to abort the effort, inviting severe shelling by the riot police. They rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud and pelted police with stones as it moved a bulldozer to raze the structures. The police used tear gas to disperse the protesters. As the sun rose, heavy police reinforcements arrived and started captured the workers involved in rioting. The area virtually turned into a battlefield as initial attempts for a negotiated settlement failed. The PAT workers gathered in huge numbers. They burnt tyres and rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud against police and the Punjab government. The police, in a desperate bid to disperse the mob, allegedly shot up the protesters and also fired aerial shots. At least nine people were killed, and over hundred injured, mostly with bullet wounds and that too in upper parts of the body. Several bullets hit the house of Tahirul Qadri and the other nearby buildings. Police also fired tear gas which created panic among the locals. Rescue teams reached the spot and started shifting the injured to a nearby hospital, where many of the injured were still said to be at death's door. The administration confirmed that nine bodies and over 104 injured were brought to the Jinnah Hospital, of whom around 61 had sustained bullet wounds. The hospital administration said at least 24 coppers were also among the injured. Condition of at least 15 PAT workers is said to be precarious. Three of the injured were later shifted to the LGH and five to the Services Hospital. The hospital administration said that most of the police officials were discharged after medical treatment. They said that all coppers received minor injuries but one or two who received bullet wounds. Emergency was declared in the city hospitals and special teams were set up to provide best medical treatment to the injured. A number of relatives and friends of the injured persons reached the hospitals to inquire after them. Police, meanwhile, managed to remove all the barricades despite intense resistance. Anti-encroachment officials were later seen clearing the area and removing the rubble. Heavy police presence could be seen in the locality to keep the situation under control. Police claimed that local people had complained of troubles caused by the barricaded roads. Police says the festivities began as they tried to remove the 'illegal' security barricades from the office of Pakistain Awami Tehrik. "When police reached there to remove illegal encroachments, workers started pelting stones and threw petrol bombs from the roof," Capital City Police Officer Chaudhry Shafiq told media. The deaths resulted from 'bullets fired by workers, not police', he claimed. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 When things get really bad, all Lahore breaks out in Hell. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-06-18 14:59 |
| #1 Guess "Occupy Model" didn't work out. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-06-18 11:07 |