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Madrassa bombing suspect arrested
Authorities on Monday arrested the main suspect in the Qilla Saifullah madrassa bombing that killed six students, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The culprit involved in the explosion in a madrassa in Qilla Saifullah has been arrested and is under investigation, said interior ministry spokesman Javed Cheema.Law and order: Addressing a press briefing, Cheema said the law and order situation had been improving fast in troubled areas and the governments writ would soon also be re-established in the remaining pockets. Security forces killed 230 militants and arrested more than 90 others, including some foreigners, in Swat and Shangla in the last four months, the Interior Ministry spokesman said. He said Swat residents were cooperating fully with security forces for the restoration of peace in the area. The country has paid a heavy price for fighting terrorism in the area but the fight will continue, he added. Commenting on the burqa-clad woman who blew herself up in Peshawar on Tuesday, Cheema said she was the first woman suicide bomber in the countrys history. Posted by: Fred 2007-12-05 |
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