Pakistani agents arrested seven Al Qaeda suspects and confiscated weapons during an early Sunday raid in the southern city of Karachi, an intelligence officer said. As many as 60 armed officers carried out the raid at the Qasim Apartments complex in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of the city, surrounding the building before moving in. Officers arrested five men and two women in the 3 a.m. raid, the intelligence officer said on condition of anonymity. Two of the men were Egyptians, three were Afghans and the two women were Arabs, he said without giving details about their alleged ranks in the terror network. Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (search) said, "Our information is that these are Al Qaeda people. One is a recognized man." He had no further details.
Five hand grenades, four handguns, ammunition and maps of Afghanistan and Pakistan were seized. Sindh provincial police chief Syed Kamal Shah confirmed there were some arrests early Sunday but could not elaborate.
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