DIG Traffic Captain Mubeen, others killed in Lahore blast
LAHORE: A powerful bomb went off outside Punjab Assembly on Mall Road in Lahore, killing several people, including senior police officials, and leaving scores of others injured, SAMAA reported.
The death toll is feared to go up as some of those injured are in critical condition.
DIG Traffic Police Captain Ahmed Mubeen and DIG Operations Zahid Ikram Gondal have been killed in the attack. Among the injured are several policemen, women and media persons.
A sit-in was being staged by Punjab Medical Stores Association and Chemist and Druggist Association near Faisal Chowk, Mall Road when the blast occurred.
The two police officials were negotiating with protestors to end the sit-in and open the road for traffic.
Many vehicles parked near the blast site caught fire, triggering panic and chaos in the area. A DSNG of Aaj TV was badly damaged following the blast, injuring their cameraman and driver.
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The death toll is feared to go up as some of those injured are in critical condition.
DIG Traffic Police Captain Ahmed Mubeen and DIG Operations Zahid Ikram Gondal have been killed in the attack. Among the injured are several policemen, women and media persons.
A sit-in was being staged by Punjab Medical Stores Association and Chemist and Druggist Association near Faisal Chowk, Mall Road when the blast occurred.
The two police officials were negotiating with protestors to end the sit-in and open the road for traffic.
Many vehicles parked near the blast site caught fire, triggering panic and chaos in the area. A DSNG of Aaj TV was badly damaged following the blast, injuring their cameraman and driver.
For More Details Visit: DIG Traffic Captain Mubeen, others killed in Lahore blast
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