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22 killed in deadly attack on Lahore police academy Attack

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Pakistan's army and an elite police paramilitary unit are reported to have overpowered a groups of militants who took over the police training academy in Lahore and held out against security forces in a bloody, seven-hour siege.

Television showed footage of security services celebrating on the rooftop of the academy building, firing their guns into the air.

At least four of the attackers were reported to have been killed, and a fifth suspect arrested. The fate of around 11 gunmen who had been holding out on the top floor of the police academy, along with an estimated 35 hostages, is as yet unconfirmed.

At least 11 police officers are reported to be among the 20 dead in the initial commando-style assault by the militants, which had similarities to the attack against the Sri Lankan cricket team in the same city this month. As many as 90 were reported injured.