Cracker hurled at Din News Lahore office, three injured
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 1 December 2015
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Three individuals, including two policemen, were injured when a cracker was thrown at the Din News office in Lahore. This incident is the latest in a series of violent attacks on media personnel.Summary
LAHORE: Unknown assailants tossed a cracker at the office of Din News Television in Lahore Tuesday that left three people injured.
Reports said two policemen and a staff member were wounded in the attack which was the fourth on the media in almost 10 days. The attackers left pamphlets at the scene that had threats from Daulat-i-Islamia group.
On November 21, terrorists attacked Dunya News bureau office in Faisalabad hurling a hand grenade which injured three employees. The following day, unidentified gunmen killed journalist Hafeez Ur Rehman of Neo TV in Kohat.
A DawnNews Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) van was attacked last Friday in Karachi by gunmen leaving one staffer injured.
Photo courtesy: Nazish Farooq
KEY POINTS:
- Cracker thrown at Din News office in Lahore.
- Three injured: two policemen and one staff member.
- Attack linked to Daulat-i-Islamia group's threats.
- Fourth attack on media in ten days.
- Previous incidents include grenade and gunfire assaults.
