2009 Lahore police academy attack

2009 Lahore police academy attack
LocationLahore, Pakistan
Coordinates31°35′33″N 74°26′46″E / 31.59250°N 74.44611°E / 31.59250; 74.44611
Date30 March 2009
07:31 – 15:30 (UTC+05:00)
Attack type
Siege and occupation
Weaponsmachine guns and grenades or rocket propelled grenades
DeathsOne civilian, five police trainees, two instructors, eight militants[1]
Injured95[1]
No. of participants
12[1]
DefendersPakistan police cadets & Elite Police force.[2][3]

At 07:31 on 30 March 2009, the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, was attacked by an estimated 12 gunmen. The perpetrators were armed with automatic weapons and grenades or rockets and some were dressed as policemen. They took over the main building during a morning parade when 750 unarmed police recruits were present on the compound's parade ground. Police forces arrived 90 minutes later and were able to take back the building by 15:30. Five trainees, two instructors and a passer-by were killed. A suspect was captured alive in a field near the school. Three of the attackers blew themselves up to avoid arrest while three others were taken into custody as they tried to escape in police uniforms. The four were taken to undisclosed locations for interrogation by the security forces according to local media.

  1. ^ a b c "Lahore 'was Pakistan Taleban op'". BBC News. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 13 killed, 100 injured as forces recapture Manawan academy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Lahore under attack again: 12 dead, 90 injured in bloody siege at police academy, three gunmen captured was invoked but never defined (see the help page).