2 suspects in fatal attacks on Lahore cops killed in Muridke fire exchange, say police
LAHORE: Two men who allegedly shot dead three police officials in Lahore on Thursday were killed during an exchange of fire with law enforcers at a house in Muridke where they had held a family hostage, police sources told Dawn . Police officials identified the suspects as a father-son duo, Fayyaz Butt and Rehan Butt, saying that they were killed in a joint operation by Lahore police,…
Two men, identified as Fayyaz Butt and Rehan Butt, allegedly killed three police officials in Lahore on Thursday and were subsequently killed in a fire exchange during a raid in Muridke, police sources said. The father-son duo had taken a family hostage after forcing a driver to take them to Muridke. They had attacked police officials in Lahore's Badami Bagh and Yateem Khana Chowk, as well as the headquarters of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Multan Road, injuring three officers.
Rehan and Fayyaz had shot dead SI Adeel Ashiq and Constable Asad in Lahore before targeting TLP officials. On Friday, a joint operation by Lahore police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel, Sheikhpura police, and Elite Force personnel killed Fayyaz and Rehan in a densely populated area after a chase from Muridke. Tariq, a third suspect, escaped and is currently being sought in Bagh, Azad Jammu Kashmir.
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