Islamabad, Europe Brief News – Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the leg in an ‘assassination attempt’ on Thursday.
A gunman opened fire while Mr Khan, 70, was giving a speech at a rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province, wounding him and some of his supporters, officials said.
Footage from the unfolding scene captured what local media is citing as the gunman, who appeared to escape as members of the public tried to take the weapon off him.
Mr Khan rushed away from the scene to a hospital in Lahore, and his supporters said he had survived the assassination attempt.
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The cricketing who has been pushing for new elections has been delivering fiery speeches at gatherings across the country.
He was six days into a march from Lahore to the Pakistani capital Islamabad in his drive to bring early elections to the country, pushing for radical change, when the shooting took place.
Large crowds had gathered to hear him speak – and Lynch said she had just interviewed him about threats of violence – when there was a “sudden commotion”.
Khan’s ex-wife, British screenwriter Jemima Goldsmith, tweeted a picture of the man who wrestled the shooter. She described him as a ‘hero’.
