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| An armed group has attacked a police training academy in eastern Pakistan with hand grenades and assault rifles. | An armed group has attacked a police training academy in eastern Pakistan with hand grenades and assault rifles. |
| Officials say at least eight people were killed at the academy, near the city of Lahore, and more than 20 police personnel are reported injured. | Officials say at least eight people were killed at the academy, near the city of Lahore, and more than 20 police personnel are reported injured. |
| A siege seems to have developed, with gunmen holed up inside the academy and reports that hostages have been taken. | |
| 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. |
| 'Firing continuing' | 'Firing continuing' |
| 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. |
| Several hundred trainees were there when the gunmen struck, local TV reports said. | |
| "The gunmen attacked police recruits from four sides when they were doing their routine morning drills," one police officer was quoted as saying. | "The gunmen attacked police recruits from four sides when they were doing their routine morning drills," one police officer was quoted as saying. |
| The BBC's Jill McGivering, in Lahore, says it appears the assailants had entered the academy dressed in police uniform. | |
| TV footage showed several police officers lying motionless on the ground inside the school. | |
| Elite troops have been called to the academy. | |
| An intelligence official in Lahore told Reuters 10 police officers had been killed and 50 people wounded. | An intelligence official in Lahore told Reuters 10 police officers had been killed and 50 people wounded. |
| "Some gunmen entered the centre, threw hand grenades and then started firing," he said. | "Some gunmen entered the centre, threw hand grenades and then started firing," he said. |
| "They are still in the building and firing is continuing," he said. | "They are still in the building and firing is continuing," he said. |
| Police officer Syed Ahmad Mobin told the Associated Press it was "complete panic". | Police officer Syed Ahmad Mobin told the Associated Press it was "complete panic". |
| "We do not have any idea how many the attackers are, and how many of them are dead, or hiding in nearby buildings. We are fighting them," he said. | "We do not have any idea how many the attackers are, and how many of them are dead, or hiding in nearby buildings. We are fighting them," he said. |
| Over the last year Pakistan has seen a dramatic increase in bombs and suicide attacks carried out by insurgents. | Over the last year Pakistan has seen a dramatic increase in bombs and suicide attacks carried out by insurgents. |
| The violence has been concentrated on in the country's north-west, near the border with Afghanistan, but there have also been attacks in the country's main cities. | |
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