U.S. Official Kills Attackers in Pakistan
BBC News reports:
An American official in the Pakistani city of Lahore has shot and killed a Pakistani motorcycle rider and his pillion passenger, police say.
They say that the consular employee fired his pistol in self-defence. US embassy officials confirmed that an American was involved.
The men were pursuing the American in his car when the incident happened.
A pedestrian was also killed by a speeding car from the US consulate which came to help, police say.
They are investigating whether the two men on the motorcycle were robbers.
Lahore police chief Aslam Tareen told the AP news agency that the American was being questioned by the police and might be charged with both murder and illegally carrying a weapon: a Beretta pistol.
"Diplomatic staff usually enjoy a certain type of immunity, but I am not sure about murder," he said. "We will consult the Foreign Office and legal advisers in this regard."
Local TV showed footage of what it said was the American official's car. It had several bullet holes in the windscreen.
The American had stopped at a traffic light when two men riding a motorcycle stopped near his car.
"The man told us he pulled out his pistol in self-defence," Mr Tarin said.
The American is now being held in custody.
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