2009 Lahore police academy attack

[5][6] The gunmen apparently gained access to the site by scaling the perimeter wall before causing three or four explosions on the parade ground, using grenades or rockets, and opening fire with automatic weapons.

[6] The attackers proceeded across the parade ground and stormed the academy building, taking hostages from the police trainees and establishing three or four defensive positions including one on the rooftop.

[6][7] Elite Forces of Punjab Police arrived on the site within 90 minutes of the attack and were cheered on by a crowd of spectators.

[2][3] Punjab Police resorted to aerial firing and chanted slogans of Allahu Akbar after the siege successfully ended and hostages were freed and at least three of the would-be suicide bombers were caught alive.

I will give details later," Mehsud, an al Qaeda–linked leader based in the Waziristan tribal region told Reuters by telephone.

[12] Mehsud was also accused by the government of Pakistan for carrying out the attack that killed popular Pakistani political leader, Benazir Bhutto in December 2007.

[13] A person named Hijratullah, believed to be part of the group of attackers, was apprehended by local citizens when he was seen hiding in the nearby fields at first and then moving slowly towards the rescue helicopters with two grenades in his hand.

[20] President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan both condemned the attacks.

[21] Interior Minister Rehman Malik placed security services on high alert across the country and pointed the finger at extremist groups and hinted Indian involvement.