Attack on police academy leaves 8 dead, 150 injured Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 | 08:42 AM PST |

LAHORE: Terrorists used machine guns and grenades to launch a savage attack on a police training academy in Manawaal, leaving 8 dead and 150 injured according to private television channels.

The incident took place between 7 and 8 am on Monday morning, as trainees were participating in their morning parade. Eyewitness accounts estimate some ten attackers carried out the attack, and at least eight explosions have been heard so far.

The police remain locked in gun-battles with the attackers who remain hidden inside various buildings at the site, as emergency services are scrambling to evacuate the wounded to nearby hospitals.