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Elite Police Training School, Bedian Road, Lahore, Pakistan is a police training school for the Punjab Elite Police located on Bedian Road in Lahore .

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7-651: The Elite Police is a specialized unit in Punjab Police Pakistan, which is extensively trained to support district police in high-risk operations such as searches, raids, and rescues. It plays SWAT role in the aid of district police personnel. Its officers undergo rigorous training in firearms proficiency, close combat tactics, and reconnaissance at the state-of-the-art Elite Training School located on Bedian Road in Lahore. An officer having rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) leads Elite Police. On 15 October 2009,

14-477: A bystander were killed. The Elite Police Academy , situated at Bedian Road 5 kilometers from the Manawan Police Training School (which was also targeted) was attacked by six men in militia uniforms. Six policemen and five militants were killed. Only one militant was killed by the police; the three others were suicide bombers. The battle lasted until afternoon; in the aftermath, a family which

21-556: A major operation in Waziristan. According to Punjab Home Secretary Nadeem Hassan Asif, the Federal Investigation Agency 's regional headquarters in Lahore was attacked by four individuals. Initial shots killed two attackers, including a suicide bomber. Hostages were taken, including FIA officials; the government responded with a siege lasting 90 minutes. In the end, four government employees, including three FIA agents, and

28-681: The Regional Headquarters of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), while a second group raided the Manawan Police Training School . The third team of militants attacked the Elite Police Academy . The same Federal Investigation Agency regional headquarters was hit by a suicide car bomb in March 2008. Earlier in the day, a suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police station in Kohat. These and other events have led to Pakistan's preparation for

35-737: The training institute was attacked by four terrorists using guns and grenades. Two policemen were killed, including Jafar Hussain, an Assistant Sub-Inspector who led the fight against them; all the terrorists were killed. This Pakistan school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about Lahore is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . October 2009 Lahore attacks#Elite Force Training Academy The October 2009 Lahore attacks were simultaneous assaults on three buildings across Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan , on 15 October 2009, around 9:15 am local time. The attacks killed 38 and wounded at least 20. One group of militants attacked

42-411: Was being held hostage was freed. Four attackers were dropped off at the training center in a Suzuki van around 9:10 am local time. Two attackers shot and killed the guard at the gate, and then entered the center by scaling the main gate. The two other attackers followed, throwing grenades on their way. One went to the kitchen, another to the patients' barracks, and a third to the barber's salon. One

49-486: Was spotted and gunned down on the lawn. Nine policemen were killed and fifty were injured in the attack, which lasted until about 11:50 am. . Many such attacks over the past year have been carried out by Taliban or Punjabi militant groups, or, as in the army headquarters attack on 10 October 2009 , a combination of both. According to GEO News , the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for

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