Lahore police training centre attacked, 15 feared dead

Less than a month after the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore, the police training centre in the city has been attacked and as many as 15 are feared killed.

A blast was heard and then the attackers opened fire while entering the camp, reports said, adding that the attackers came from two sides and were wearing police uniforms.

Trainee policemen were doing parade when the attackers came. They scaled the training centre wall and threw grenades on trainee policemen, said media reports.

Eight grenades were lobbed. The attackers are still inside the police training centre, and the firing between them and policemen is still on, the reports added.

As per the reports, around 1500 cadets, who were inside the training camp, have been held hostage by the attackers.

More elite forces have now been called in.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has condemned the attack.

The police training centre is located on outskirts of Lahore, at a place called Munavaan.

Parallels are being drawn with the recent attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore.