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23 dead in terror strikes in Lahore
NDTV Correspondent, Thursday October 15, 2009, Lahore/Islamabad

A fresh wave of terror struck Pakistan, this time it was target Lahore. Three high-profile security establishments were attacked in the city.

At 9:15 am, when the city was getting to work, suddenly a group of terrorists stormed the Federal Investigation (FIA) building at the temple road.

After an operation that lasted for over two hours, seven people were killed; of these two were terrorists. A suicide jacket was also recovered from the spot.

A few kilometres away, terrorists stormed the Manawan Police Academy lobbing grenades, and two suicide bombers dressed as policemen, blew themselves up. A two-hour-long fierce gunbattle between terrorists and security forces followed, in which five policemen were killed and dozens were injured. It was the second time this year that terrorists targetted Manawan.

The operation at the Bedian police academy lasted the longest. Just 17 km from India border Wagah, 50 to 60 terrorists attacked the Elite Police Academy here and reports indicate that some of them were women. At least five people are killed and dozens critically injured.

The elite force has been at the forefront of battling terror activities.

In the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), a suicide bomber rammed explosive-laden vehicle into a police station in Kohat. Ten people died, and 20 were injured; some policemen and schoolchildren were among the dead.

The Tehreek-e-Taliban of Pakistan has claimed responsibility for all the attacks and has warned of more attacks for Army operations in South Waziristan.
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Posted by Ram on Oct 20, 2009
The terrorists are enjoying strong moral & financial support. Their support network may be extending into pak administration & defense establishment. First this support network must be destroyed. Wondering how USA wants to curb terrorism by granting billions of dollars in aid to Pak. If USA & Pak are serious they should act strongly & swiftly like Sri Lanka did in exterminating LTTE. Only then Pak can be at peace with itself & become a developed country. Otherwise it be soon be ruled by Talibans.
Posted by Namit on Oct 15, 2009
very soon pakistan will have taliban ruling it! just like in afghanistan few years back, taliban was ruling, we will have taliban in govt! I suppose at that time world will realise that pakistan is a failed terrorist state and attack it.
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