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, a father and son duo named Fayyaz Butt and Rehan Butt, have been killed in a fire exchange in Muridke after allegedly shooting three police officials in Lahore on Thursday. The suspects had taken a family hostage during an hours-long chase from Lahore to Muridke. The initial attack took place in Lahore’s Badami Bagh area, where two policemen were killed, and one at Yateem Khana Chowk on Multan Road.
After the first attack, Rehan and his accomplices allegedly targeted policemen at the headquarters of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Multan Road and opened fire indiscriminately. Police sources say that Rehan and Fayyaz were traced to a seminary in Muridke, where they were killed during a joint operation by Lahore police, Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel, Sheikhpura police, and Elite Force personnel.
During the exchange of fire, Tariq, a third suspect, managed to flee and is currently being sought by authorities in Bagh, Azad Jammu Kashmir.
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