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Suspected militants have attacked police offices in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, with a number of people reported to have been killed. | |
The gunmen targeted a Federal Investigation Agency building, with reports that two police academies were also under attack. | The gunmen targeted a Federal Investigation Agency building, with reports that two police academies were also under attack. |
Meanwhile, in the north-western town of Kohat, a suicide bomber rammed his car into a police station, killing eight. | |
North-western Pakistan has been hit by a string of recent deadly attacks. | North-western Pakistan has been hit by a string of recent deadly attacks. |
Training academies | Training academies |
Local television showed armed police sealing off the Federal Investigation Agency building in Lahore. | Local television showed armed police sealing off the Federal Investigation Agency building in Lahore. |
Police said at least seven people were killed during the attack on the building. | Police said at least seven people were killed during the attack on the building. |
"We found grenades and a suicide jacket near one dead person. Two dead bodies have been found near the front gate. The building has been cleared and the employees are safe," a police spokesman said of the incident at the FIA building. | "We found grenades and a suicide jacket near one dead person. Two dead bodies have been found near the front gate. The building has been cleared and the employees are safe," a police spokesman said of the incident at the FIA building. |
Reporters said that 300 to 500 people worked in the building. | Reporters said that 300 to 500 people worked in the building. |
One of the other targets was reported to be the Manawan police training academy. | One of the other targets was reported to be the Manawan police training academy. |
Police said three gunmen had entered and the operation to tackle them was continuing. | Police said three gunmen had entered and the operation to tackle them was continuing. |
Firing was still going on also at the Bedia police training centre, with attackers throwing hand grenades, police said. | Firing was still going on also at the Bedia police training centre, with attackers throwing hand grenades, police said. |
In Kohat, police say the bomber rammed his car into the wall of the police station compound, causing part of the station to collapse with the impact. | In Kohat, police say the bomber rammed his car into the wall of the police station compound, causing part of the station to collapse with the impact. |
Eyewitnesses say that both civilians and policemen are among the dead. | Eyewitnesses say that both civilians and policemen are among the dead. |
The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in Islamabad, says that although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks there is a feeling that the militants are trying to seize the initiative. | The BBC's Aleem Maqbool, in Islamabad, says that although no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks there is a feeling that the militants are trying to seize the initiative. |
The finger of blame, our correspondent adds, will be pointed towards the Taliban, who just a couple of weeks ago had threatened a wave of attacks against security forces unless the army's operations against them came to an end. | The finger of blame, our correspondent adds, will be pointed towards the Taliban, who just a couple of weeks ago had threatened a wave of attacks against security forces unless the army's operations against them came to an end. |