Express News bureau in Sargodha attacked, guard injured
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 7 December 2015
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Unidentified assailants attacked the Express News bureau in Sargodha with a grenade, injuring a guard. The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists condemned the act and plans a protest.Summary
SARGODHA: A grenade was hurled by unidentified assailants Monday evening at the bureau office of Express News Television in Sargodha that left a security guard injured.
Reports said the office building was slightly damaged in the attack that came just days after a similar attack on Din News Television office in Lahore. Two policemen and an employee were wounded. Earlier in November, there was a grenade attack on Dunya News office in Faisalabad that injured three employees.
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemned Monday's attack and announced holding a protest Tuesday.
KEY POINTS:
- Grenade attack on Express News bureau in Sargodha
- Security guard injured in the incident
- Building suffered minor damage
- PFUJ condemned the attack
- Similar attacks occurred on other media offices in Pakistan
