A Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up Near The Police Headquarters, Killing 6, Including 2 Policemen
Lahore : At least six people, including two policemen, were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the police headquarters here, an attack claimed by a Taliban faction as revenge for execution of its members by Pakistan government, reports PTI.
“A suicide bomber today blew himself up near the police lines at Qila Gujjar Singh. Six persons have been killed and eight wounded,” Lahore police chief Amin Wains told reporters.
“The suicide bomber wanted to enter the police headquarters but failing to do so he blew himself up near it,” Wains said.
Jamat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack. “We want to make it clear to the rulers that we will take revenge for the blood of innocent Muslims — our operations will continue till Islamic system is imposed,” Jamat-ul-Ahrar Spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said.
The bombing is dedicated to all the “martyrs who were dragged out of prison and killed or hanged,” he said. The rescuers and other civic agencies shifted the injured to Mayo and Sir Ganga Ram hospitals. Among the injured are two young police women and a 10-year-old boy. “The police women had just left the police headquarters when the blast took place. The condition of the five injured including two police women is stated to be critical,” senior police officer Haider Ashraf said. The police headquarters houses over 5,000 police officers.
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