7 killed as Navy war college attacked
Bureau Report

LAHORE—Seven persons were killed and more than 20 injured on Tuesday after four consecutive explosions at Pakistan Navy War College situated in high profile security zone, near Mall Road, Lahore. The Spokesman Punjab Government has confirmed 7 deaths.
According to Capital City Police officer Malik Mohammad Iqbal a suicide bomber riding on a motorbike hit the college coaster at Gate of War College paving the way while another bomber on another motorbike exploded himself inside the in officer two suicide bombers on separate motorcycle exploded himself inside the college. Soon after wards a third and fourth blast was heard which was due to gas cylinder explosion.
After the blasts, law enforcers cordoned off the area, and ambulances and rescue 1112 workers rushed to the explosion site. The injured were transferred to CMH , Services and MEO hospitals. The entry points of the college have been closed after the explosions and the media denied access in the premises. There was a lot of fire and a lot of smoke coming out of the Naval War College building and fire brigade was trying their level best to extinguish it.
At least 7 people were killed in the suicide attack, according to Rescue 1122 workers and eyewitnesses. Five of the deceased belonged to Pakistan Naval College and have been identified as Master Chief Patty officer Khalid, Shahwaz and Akhtar while 2 other are the suicide bombers. All the educational institutes were closed in Lahore soon after the blasts.
The head and other body parts of the suicide bombers have been identified and handed over to Rescue 1122. Spokesman of Pakistan Navy, Spokesman District Government Lahore, District Coordinator Officer Lahore Ijaz Muhammad Mian, City Police Officer (CPO) and District Police Officer declared the explosions as suicide attack. Caretaker Chief Minister Sindh, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee and Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) strongly condemned the attacks at Naval War College by calling it cowardly act of terrorists.
President Pervez Musharraf, Caretaker PM Muhammadmian Soomro have strongly condemned Lahore Suicide Blast in which seven people were killed on Tuesday. In their separate messages, President and PM strongly condemned the Lahore suicide blast terming it extremely gruesome.
They were of the view that such attacks cannot weaken us urging nation to keep a cool head as such people (Suicide Bombers) are not humans and termed it as a cowardly act of terrorists. President directed Law Enforcement Agencies to be vigilant while asking to submit report of the blast at the earliest. PM directed concerned staff to provide optimum facilities to the injured in hospitals.
Meanwhile Acting Chairman Senate Jan Muhammad Jamali, co-chairman PPP Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of PML (N) Mian Nawaz Sharif, Amir JIP Qazi Hussain Ahmed and host of others strongly condemned the attacks at Naval War College by calling it cowardly act of terrorists. It is pertinent to mention that atleast seven persons were killed and more than 20 injured on Tuesday after four consecutive explosions at Pakistan Navy War College situated in high profile security zone, near Mall Road, Lahore.