Lahore Police Training School/academy Attack

The police training facility has been attacked in Lahore and the gun fight is still going on. According to The News:

LAHORE: At least 20 people have been killed and 25 injured when gunmen attack police training centre in Manawan near Wagah border on Monday.
Attackers take positions inside police training center. They are wearing police uniforms and carrying backpacks and guns.
Rangers and police take positions around police training centre. Army has also deployed to aid police. Emergency enforced in the hospitals. Police helicopters hover training center.
The bodies and injured have been shifted to different hospitals. According to DIG Mumtaz Sukhara, the exact number of attackers yet to be known. Police have directed people to stay away from training center, however, large number of people present outside training center to support security forces. They are chanting slogans in favour of Punjab police and Pakistan Army.
Earlier, a series of at least five blasts were heard at the training centre at Manawan, and the explosions were followed by an exchange of fire between the attackers and policemen that is still underway.
The officials said about 850 trainee policemen were present within at the facility.Reports said the gunmen lobbed several grenades as they launched their attack and then fired indiscriminately.

Update

It is expected that around 500 trainee police officers have been taken as hostage inside the building. The military has been called in and people are gathering outside the facility to cheer their armed forces. Helicopters are hovering to keep a bird eyes view of the situation. The facility is completely surrounded and hence the chances of the attackers to flee the scene are now very rare. Interior Ministry led by Rehman Malik has failed the citizens of Pakistan and he should be immediately removed from his position as he has no grace to resign himself. He is a failed person as it was his security in which Benazir died and since then we have witnessed numerous such incidents.

Update 2
LAHORE: Security forces declared victory over attackers who besieged Manawan police academy, firing into the air in jubilation, Geo news reported on Monday.

At least three bearded men in vests put their hands in the air and surrendered to the small group of armed security forces and commandos on the rooftop of the main academy building just outside the city of Lahore.
The forces shouted “Allah Akbar” (God is great), flashed ‘V’ for victory signs and pumped bullets into the air, a traditional sign of celebration, nearly eight hours after attackers stormed the compound.
Interior Advisor Rehman Malik told Geo news that four terrorists have been killed in the operation while some arrested by security agencies. The arrested terrorists have been shifted to an undisclosed location for further interrogation.

The video of the attack on Lahore Police Academy in Manawan, Pakistan.

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Ambuj March 31, 2009 at 3:48 pm: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2009/03/200933182132428394.html

Pakistan Taliban claims Lahore raid
Mourners said prayers on Tuesday for those
killed in the attack [AFP]

The leader of Pakistan’s Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on a police academy in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.

Baitullah Mehsud said on Tuesday that his group carried out the attack, which left at least eight policemen dead, and vowed to launch an attack on Washington DC, in the US.

“Soon we will launch an attack in Washington that will amaze everyone in the world,” The Associated Press reported Mehsud as saying.

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And some were already crying RAW! ..lol

Chris Hayes April 1, 2009 at 6:34 am: Conspiracy people though can still claim they were supplied/encouraged/helped by India.