Lahore: Unidentified gunmen on Thursday stormed into a private hostel of policemen Lahore city of Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing at least 9 policemen and injured another three, police said.
The police said that the assailants targeted a building in Ichhra, about an half kilometer away from the police training camp, where up to 35 police and prison staff were living, mostly officers from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who were in Lahore for training
“Three attackers riding a motorcycle attacked the building before the dawn and opened indiscriminate fire on the policemen,” an eye witness told reporters.
Lahore Police Chief Aslam Tareen while talking to reporters said that no one had claimed the responsibility of the attack, adding that police were investigation into the incident.
It was the second attack in three days on security personnel in the province of Punjab, raising fears of a fresh wave of violence.
Inspector General Punjab Police said that it was a terrorist act, adding that he would sought explanation from the jail official over not providing security to the security men.
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