Stand-off at Lahore police academy

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Officials said a fifth gunman is in custody but about 11 gunmen remain holed up at the top floor of a building in the Lahore compound, and that they are holding 35 police hostage.

The army and other security forces have surrounded the compound, and army snipers shot three of the attackers to death.

The early morning assault at the Manawan Police Training School came less than a month after an ambush on Sri Lanka's visiting cricket team in the heart of Lahore.

Soldiers and other security forces battled gunmen for hours after the initial assault on the outskirts of the city and television footage showed armoured vehicles entering the compound.

Some police tried to escape by crawling on their hands and knees around others' limp bodies. More than 90 were wounded.

"It is a complete panic here," officer Syed Ahmad Mobin told The Associated Press. "We are fighting them."

"We were attacked with bombs. Thick smoke surrounded us. We all ran in panic in different directions," said Mohammad Asif, a wounded officer taken to a hospital.

At least 11 police officers died in the attack and at least 91 wounded officers were taken to hospital, officials said. About 700 trainee officers were inside the academy at the time.

"Some of the attackers are wearing (police) uniforms," police officer Ahsan Younus said at the scene. "They have also taken some of our police as hostage."