2 killed in firing in Pakistan's Lahore airport

Source: Xinhua| 2019-07-03 14:30:37|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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ISLAMABAD, July 3 (Xinhua) -- A firing incident in the premises of the international airport in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore left two people killed on Wednesday, local media reported.

Local media quoting the Airport Security Force said that a person opened fire with a pistol at two people in the international arrival lounge of the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore. The targets arrived from Saudi Arabia outside lounge.

The airport police arrested two people involved in the firing. According to the police, the firing took place due to personal enmity.

Both deceased persons were reportedly involved in a murder case of a political leader and they were facing a police investigation.

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