A joint team of secret agencies and Punjab Police has arrested seven alleged terrorists for having strong links with Al-Qaeda, sources said on Tuesday. Out of seven arrested persons, they said, three were Afghan national while four hailing from NWFP. All arrested terrorists had strong links with Al-Qaeda and were activists of Al-Qaeda's logistic wing.The three arrested Afghans came from Wana and they are also involved in several militant activities including war with security-men in Wana. Sources said all seven persons were living in a rented house situated in Singh Pura a locality situated at Grand Trunk Road in front of University of Engineering and Technology (UET).
Sources were of the view that around 20 days ago they got a rented house with the reference of a local person Muhammad Rasheed who was also arrested later. Raiding team recovered huge quantity of weapons from their possession, the sources added. Officials of secret agencies found tips about terrorist from some other terrorists who already were under custody of secret agencies and a huge quantity of explosive devices were recovered from their possession and later they were handed over to the Punjab Police.
The arrest of the said seven terrorists was also made on the tips obtained from the two terrorists those were arrested a few days ago from GOR with huge quantity of weapons including rocket launchers and hand grenades after a shootout.
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