Gruesome: Three boys attacked with chemical
Police said they had registered a case under Section 326 of the Pakistan Penal Code
LAHORE:
Three teenage boys were injured in a chemical attack in Wahdat Colony on Sunday night. Tariq, an uncle of Furqan, Usama and Hamza, said they had gone buying food from a restaurant when two motorcyclists threw a chemical at them in Rehmanpura and fled. They were taken to Services Hospital where doctors treating them said they had first-degree burns in their arms and faces. They said the children would survive. Police said they had registered a case under Section 326 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act against two suspects, identified as Bilal and Areej. They said they were now looking for them.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2016.
Three teenage boys were injured in a chemical attack in Wahdat Colony on Sunday night. Tariq, an uncle of Furqan, Usama and Hamza, said they had gone buying food from a restaurant when two motorcyclists threw a chemical at them in Rehmanpura and fled. They were taken to Services Hospital where doctors treating them said they had first-degree burns in their arms and faces. They said the children would survive. Police said they had registered a case under Section 326 of the Pakistan Penal Code and Section 7 of Anti-Terrorism Act against two suspects, identified as Bilal and Areej. They said they were now looking for them.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2016.