6 police personnel injured in clashes with protesters in Pak

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : Apr 28 2014 | 8:09 PM IST
Six Pakistani security personnel, including two women, were injured here today in clashes with people protesting over the missing persons issue, prompting police to resort to baton-charge and fire tear gas.
The protesters were attempting to approach the Parliament House in Red Zone, an area which is heavily restricted and houses all major government establishments in the federal capital including the diplomatic enclave.
Police resorted to baton-charging and fired tear gas canisters to disperse the demonstrators as a result of which several persons fell unconscious.
The resultant clash also left six police personnel - two women and four men - wounded.
Human rights' activist and campaigner on the missing persons issue, Amina Masood Janjua, was also arrested.
Footage on TV showed a defiant Januja being bundled into a police van as a woman constable hurled blows on her.
The police also tried to restrict media from covering the event.
Television channels aired footage of several journalists who were wounded and had their equipment damaged due to the use of force by security personnel.
The police began to target the media persons when they gathered around Janjua, to grab footage of police personnel manhandling and forcing the human rights campaigner into a vehicle.
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First Published: Apr 28 2014 | 8:09 PM IST

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