8 people die in police clashes with radicals in Pakistan

At least eight people died on October 27 in the Pakistani province of Punjab in clashes between police and activists of the radical organization Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Report informs citing TASS.

Four law enforcement officers are among the dead.

The clashes erupted after police attempted to prevent TLP supporters from marching into the Pakistani capital to secure the release of the organization’s leader, Saad Hussain Rizvi, from prison.