At least five people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens injured when thousands of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters clashed with security forces in Punjab. The protest, initially aimed at the US embassy over Gaza, turned violent near Murdike
Charred vehicles following clashes between police personnel and anti-Israel protesters in Muridke, on Monday. PIC/AFP
At least five people, including a police officer, were killed and dozens of officers injured when thousands of members of a radical Islamist group clashed with security personnel on Monday in Pakistan’s Punjab province, police said.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) launched its protest from Lahore on Friday with the announcement to march up to the US embassy in Islamabad and give a sit-in in support of the people of Gaza. Ironically, the group decided to protest for Gaza when the war had ended and a truce had been agreed, and the people of Gaza were celebrating peace.
The protesters reached Murdike, about 40 km from Lahore on the Grand Trunk Road, where the police stopped them. According to police, the clashes lasted for about five hours and ended early on Monday as protestors armed with nail-sticks, bricks, petrol bombs and even guns fought relentlessly with the law-enforcing personnel.
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