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Deadly clashes in Pakistan's Lahore after Islamists take police hostage
AFP / Updated: Apr 18, 2021, 19:25 IST
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Protest by the supporters of the banned Islamist political party Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) in Lahore (Reuters)
LAHORE: Police in Pakistan said a hardline Islamist group had taken seven security personnel hostage at its headquarters in Lahore on Sunday after a week of violent clashes following the arrest of the group's leader.
"The TLP members are holding five police officers and two rangers hostage," Rana Arif, a police spokesman in Lahore told AFP, referring to the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan group.