The firing within the airport lounge caused panic among people, the report said, adding that the heavy contingent of police reached the airport to secure the premises. A forensic team has reached the site while entry and exit points to the airport have been closed.
Police in Pakistan say gunmen have shot and killed two people at a visitors’ lounge outside the main terminal of Lahore’s international airport. The two gunmen did not enter the main terminal’s security cordon, but the incident raised concerns as the area is heavily patrolled by police and airport security.
Two pilgrims were shot dead after returning from a Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Senior police officer Safdar Raza Qazi says the attackers were quickly apprehended, and that the shooting was over a personal dispute. He says police are investigating how they managed to enter the airport premises with weapons.
2 pilgrims returning after performing ‘Umrah’ in Saudi Arabia shot dead at Lahore international airport
