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| Gunmen have attacked a police training academy in eastern Pakistan, security officials say. | Gunmen have attacked a police training academy in eastern Pakistan, security officials say. |
| Some reports say several people were killed at the academy, near the city of Lahore, but there has not yet been official confirmation of casualties. | Some reports say several people were killed at the academy, near the city of Lahore, but there has not yet been official confirmation of casualties. |
| TV pictures apparently showed several police officers lying on the ground covered in blood. | TV pictures apparently showed several police officers lying on the ground covered in blood. |
| The attack comes less than a month after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. | |
| In that attack, six policemen were killed, while up to 14 gunmen escaped. | |
| 'Firing continuing' | |
| One official told journalists the gunmen had opened fire with assault rifles and hurled hand grenades. | One official told journalists the gunmen had opened fire with assault rifles and hurled hand grenades. |
| "Some gunmen entered the centre, threw hand grenades and then started firing," Reuters quoted an unnamed security official as saying. | |
| "They are still in the building and firing is continuing," he said. | |
| The official told Reuters 10 police officers had been killed and 50 people wounded. | |
| State television earlier reported four officers had died. | |
| A police official said elite troops have now been called to the scene. | A police official said elite troops have now been called to the scene. |