So time for big show down finally came and Lal Masjid for stormed by security forces. Now these wimps are calling for suicide attacks.
Death of 8 people confirmed in Lal mosque gun battle
Source: http://www.geo.tv/geonews/details.asp?id=8406¶m=1
ISLAMABAD: The medical authorities have confirmed death of 8 people including a Rangers man, a reporter, a photojournalist; a businessman and over 150 people were injured as a result of Lal mosque gun battle, the media reports said.
The death toll is still feared to rise as the several people out of the injured were reportedly in critical condition.
The police fired tear gas to disperse the students who resorted to target firing on the Rangers stationed near Lal masjid and Jamia Hafsa killing a Rangers Lance Naik and injuring five other jawans.
The situation worsened when crossfire started from both sides bringing the life to standstill and blockade of the roads for the safety of general public.
The Sporadic continued for quite sometime and left six people dead and dozens injured who were admitted to local hospitals for necessary treatment.
According to details, two injured expired at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) as 23 others were under treatment after suffering injuries during crossfire.
Hospital sources said that two persons including a student of Jamia Hafsa and a shopkeeper Amraiz succumbed to injuries inflicted in crossfire and tear gas shelling. The injured include 17 male and 6 females from Jamia Hafsa.
Jamia Hafsa students snatched weapons from the police personnel and resorted to target fire on Rangers and blocked the roads along the seminary.
Rangers and police fired shells to disperse students, which responded with gunfire from Jamia Hafsa, injuring a Ranger who later died at hospital.
According to reports, 16 people including Rangers, students of Jamia Hafsa and a media person who suffered bullet injuries were admitted to Capital Development Authority (CDA) hospital along with another media person.
Later, Javed Khan a photographer of a newspaper succumbed to injuries.
Two other dead at the CDA hospital have been identified as Ghulam Muhammad from Bajour Agency and M Fayyaz, a resident of G-7/4.
As many as 40 others were injured and fainted due to shelling including men, women and a passersby were also admitted to the same hospital.
Two journalists, Amin Wahab, a reporter of a newspaper and a cameraman Israr of a TV channel also suffered bullet injuries during crossfire.
Senior journalist Ansar Alam was also injured during shelling by the law enforcing agencies.