.Gunmen attack hospital in Pakistan, kill 8 people
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - At least two gunmen disguised in police uniforms attacked a hospital in eastern Pakistan late Monday where doctors were treating a captured militant, killing eight people and taking several patients hostage, said officials.
It was unclear whether the attack in Lahore was aimed at releasing the militant, who was part of a group of gunmen who attacked a minority sect in the city on Friday and killed 93 people. Several people who were wounded in Friday's attacks were also being treated, said Muazzam Ali, a doctor.
The gunmen stormed Jinnah Hospital in a hail of gunfire shortly before midnight Monday, said Rana Sanaullah, the law minister in Punjab province where Lahore is the capital. Five of the eight people killed in the attack were policemen, he said.
One of the gunmen climbed up to the roof and was shooting at police who surrounded the building, said Sanaullah.
Lahore has experienced a string of deadly attacks in the past year by militants who have declared war on both the government and minority groups in the country.
Friday's attacks against two mosques in Lahore targeted the Ahmadi sect, a minority reviled as heretics by mainstream Muslims. Seven gunmen attacked the mosques with assault rifles, grenades and suicide vests. At least two of the attackers were captured, while some died in the standoff or by detonating their explosives.
Police have said the men who attacked the mosques in Lahore were part of the Pakistani Taliban and trained in the North Waziristan tribal region. Authorities have arrested at least seven other men allegedly linked to the attacks who were members of a variety of banned militant groups.
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It was unclear whether the attack in Lahore was aimed at releasing the militant, who was part of a group of gunmen who attacked a minority sect in the city on Friday and killed 93 people. Several people who were wounded in Friday's attacks were also being treated, said Muazzam Ali, a doctor.
The gunmen stormed Jinnah Hospital in a hail of gunfire shortly before midnight Monday, said Rana Sanaullah, the law minister in Punjab province where Lahore is the capital. Five of the eight people killed in the attack were policemen, he said.
One of the gunmen climbed up to the roof and was shooting at police who surrounded the building, said Sanaullah.
Lahore has experienced a string of deadly attacks in the past year by militants who have declared war on both the government and minority groups in the country.
Friday's attacks against two mosques in Lahore targeted the Ahmadi sect, a minority reviled as heretics by mainstream Muslims. Seven gunmen attacked the mosques with assault rifles, grenades and suicide vests. At least two of the attackers were captured, while some died in the standoff or by detonating their explosives.
Police have said the men who attacked the mosques in Lahore were part of the Pakistani Taliban and trained in the North Waziristan tribal region. Authorities have arrested at least seven other men allegedly linked to the attacks who were members of a variety of banned militant groups.
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posted by madtom at 3:31 PM
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What happened in Lahore is truly one of the saddest and heart-wrenching incidents I have ever experienced as a Pakistani. When places of worship no longer carry the sanctity they deserve, the stark divide in religious ideology is made clear in Pakistan. After wandering around various blogs and reading horrible hate posts by people who label themselves as Muslims, I felt compelled to write to the terrorists and their followers directly. It is mesmerizing that there are people in my country who actually applaud the heinous crime of killing innocent people, carrying out a crime against Islam, a crime against Pakistan. I am shocked at the people who have the audacity to support those who kill in the name of our religion, one that bounds my faith for the timeless virtues of tolerance, compassion, and forgiveness.
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Well up to and until someone stands up and fights to protect your version of Islam, they will be Islam.
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