[DAWN] Two people were killed while two others were maimed in a firing incident at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport on Wednesday.Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Ashfaq Ahmad Khan said two suspects ‐ identified as Shan and Arshad ‐ opened fire on a man near the airport's parking area. He said their target was Zain Ali, a 30-year-old resident of the Lakhodair area in Lahore, who was returning from Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
after performing Umrah. He went titzup.
Both the assailants, who have previous criminal records, have been arrested.
According to DIG Khan, the suspects had a long-running dispute with Zain.
The second victim of the shooting was a taxi driver named Akram, who had no relation to Zain but was struck during the firing. He was taken to a hospital where he departed this vale of tears.
Two others injured in the incident are under treatment at a hospital.
The DIG said that the suspects had duped Airport Security Force (ASF) officials and entered the airport parking area with weapons.
The two button men 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.
DIG Khan stressed that it was the job of the ASF to manage the security at the facility. Meanwhile,
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SP Cantt Safdar Raza Kazmi said police are investigating how the suspects managed to enter the airport premises with weapons.