| GEO Pakistan | | Manawan Police Center siege ends, 4 attackers killed, 4 held | Updated at: 1840 PST, Monday, March 30, 2009
 LAHORE: The siege at the Manawan Police Center in Lahore has ended, bringing a halt to eight-hour long operation
Security forces have arrested four terrorists before regaining control of the besieged Police Center. Four terrorists were also killed in the operation.
According to sources, eight policemen were martyred, while 95 others were injured in the deadly attack.
The attack came at a time when the trainee policemen were doing parade at a Police Center situated near Manawan Village on GT Road today morning.
The attackers first lobbed hand grenades into the training ground from the outside wall, which spread smoke all over the place. Later, they broke into the building and opened fire on unarmed policemen before taking positions.
The Pak army, rangers, Elite forces and policemen, after receiving the information about the attack, reached the scene and launched operation against the armed attackers.
Meanwhile, after eight-hour long operation, security forces regained control of the Police Center, while two terrorists present inside the building blew themselves up to avoid arrests.
Security forces arrested a suspect from a helipad near training school and seized two grenades from his possession. He was shifted to some undisclosed location for interrogation. |  |
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