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| Siege at Pakistan police academy | Siege at Pakistan police academy |
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| An armed group is holed up in a police academy in eastern Pakistan after attacking it with grenades and rifles. | An armed group is holed up in a police academy in eastern Pakistan after attacking it with grenades and rifles. |
| Officials say at least 11 people have been killed and dozens injured at the academy, on the outskirts of Lahore. | |
| Firing was continuing more than five hours after it began as troops laid siege to the academy. It is unclear how many people are trapped inside. | |
| The attack comes less than a month after gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. | 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. | In that attack, six policemen were killed, while up to 14 gunmen escaped. |
| I saw a man firing a Kalashnikov running towards us Police official Eyewitness: Police academy attack In pictures: Lahore siege | I saw a man firing a Kalashnikov running towards us Police official Eyewitness: Police academy attack In pictures: Lahore siege |
| Pakistani officials say it is too early to say who is responsible for Monday's assault in Lahore. | |
| Escalating militant violence in Pakistan has been concentrated in the country's north-west near the border with Afghanistan. | Escalating militant violence in Pakistan has been concentrated in the country's north-west near the border with Afghanistan. |
| But insurgents have increasingly targeted big cities in recent months. | But insurgents have increasingly targeted big cities in recent months. |
| Compound surrounded | |
| The Lahore academy has been named by local media as the Manawan police training school. It is on the outskirts of the city, on a road to the border with India. | The Lahore academy has been named by local media as the Manawan police training school. It is on the outskirts of the city, on a road to the border with India. |
| One official said the gunmen had attacked from four sides. Another said they had thrown grenades before starting to fire. | One official said the gunmen had attacked from four sides. Another said they had thrown grenades before starting to fire. |
| Several hundred trainees were there when they struck, local TV reports said. | Several hundred trainees were there when they struck, local TV reports said. |
| Some 10-12 gunmen carried out the attack, officials said. | |
| Troops were called in and secured the area around the academy. | |
| "Our elite squad has surrounded the area," said senior police official Mushtaq Sukhera. | |
| "God willing, now we will get into the building." | |
| The BBC's Jill McGivering, in Lahore, said that after hours of shooting, several hostages were seen coming out. | |
| She said helicopters were sweeping low over the compound, apparently trying to move the battle into a final, critical stage. | She said helicopters were sweeping low over the compound, apparently trying to move the battle into a final, critical stage. |
| Dressed as police | |
| The scene is chaotic, our correspondent says, with roads around the site clogged with vehicles and people. | The scene is chaotic, our correspondent says, with roads around the site clogged with vehicles and people. |
| Officials and witnesses said the gunmen had entered the academy dressed in police uniform, adding to the confusion. | |
| A police constable who witnessed the attack told reporters: "We were exercising in the training ground inside the compound when we heard a blast. | A police constable who witnessed the attack told reporters: "We were exercising in the training ground inside the compound when we heard a blast. |
| "A great cloud of dust blew over us and I felt something hit my face," he said. | "A great cloud of dust blew over us and I felt something hit my face," he said. |
| "When I touched my face there was blood all over. Then I saw a man firing a Kalashnikov running towards us. | "When I touched my face there was blood all over. Then I saw a man firing a Kalashnikov running towards us. |
| "He had a beard and his face was partially covered by a bandanna. Three of my colleagues fell down in the burst of firing. I just turned and ran." | "He had a beard and his face was partially covered by a bandanna. Three of my colleagues fell down in the burst of firing. I just turned and ran." |
| TV footage showed several police officers lying motionless on the ground inside the school. | TV footage showed several police officers lying motionless on the ground inside the school. |
| Reports gave varying death tolls. | |
| Police official Ali Nawaz told The Associated Press that at least 11 people had died, while 40-45 were being treated for injuries. | |
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