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| Seven terrorists arrested in Lahore |
| 2009-06-30 |
| The Lahore police on Monday claimed arresting seven terrorists linked to the Jaish-e-Muhammad and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and recovering explosives and weapons. According to a handout by the Capital City Police office, the police arrested the terrorists from T-4 Ali Park, Bund Road Lahore after a brief exchange of fire. It said the men planned to launch terrorist attacks in the city. The handout said the suspects were arrested at a checkpost near Shera Kot bus station. They were identified as Karim Bukhsh, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Younas, Shafaqat Farooqi, and Hafiz Muhammad Ijaz. The police said two rifles, three pistols, 22 kilogrammes of explosives and bullets were recovered. It said the arrested suspects informed the police about their three accomplices residing in the Bund Road area. The police raided their hideout and arrested Shehzad and Ijaz Mahmood. However, Muhammad Ramazan, a resident of Rahim Yar Khan, managed to escape. The police recovered 12 kg of explosives from the suspects' hideout. |
| Posted by:Fred |