Seems like a Civil War has broken out in #Lahore, #Pakistan. The same Jihadi organization which the Pakistani army supported are turning and biting them. Full media blackout in Pakistan.
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Reuters: Deadly Clashes After Islamists Take Police Hostage in Pakistan's Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Police in Pakistan said a hardline Islamist group had taken six 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 Tehrik-i-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) group had given the government an April 20 deadline to expel the French ambassador over the publication of cartoons in France depicting the Prophet Mohammad.
The authorities responded by arresting its leader, prompting supporters to hold protests and sit-ins across Pakistan.
At least four people were killed, hundreds injured, and thousands arrested. Pakistan banned the group after the violence.
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More News On The Unrest In Pakistan
Police taken hostage by Pakistani Islamists after days of anti-France protests -- France 24
Deadly clashes after Islamists take police hostage in Pakistan's Lahore -- Reuters
Pakistan police and banned party supporters clash: report -- DW
Islamist party vows to continue fight to expel French ambassador from Pakistan -- The Guardian
3 killed as police crack down on hard-line group in Pakistan -- The Independent
Clashes in Pakistan after TLP takes several police hostage -- Al Jazeera
