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| Agencies arrest over 300 suspected terrorists in Lahore |
| 2009-04-08 |
| Law enforcement agencies on Tuesday arrested over 300 suspected terrorists from various parts of the city after intelligence reports indicated 18 terrorists had entered the city. Hey! It could happen. Not in Pakistain, of course... Sources told Daily Times the crackdown was against Afghans who were residing in the city's outskirts. They said the 18 terrorists who entered the city were Afghans and close associated of Baitullah Mahsood. They said about a dozen people were arrested from areas adjacent to the Data Darbar and the police also seized weapons from their possession. They said people were arrested from Shafiqabad, Misri Shah, Shahdara Town, Bund Road, Sanda, Hanjarwal, Jia Musa and Jallo. They said around 170 people had been released after identifying them while the others were in the custody of Civil Lines police. |
| Posted by:Fred |