 ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi police on Saturday foiled an attempt to carry out a terrorist act by arresting a man and seizing explosives including detonators and hand grenades. The elite force of Rawalpindi police, acting on a tip off, arrested Muhammad Imtiaz from a deserted house in Fouji Colony, and found explosive material that had been used in preparing hand grenades. During preliminary investigations, Imtiaz said that he had been instructed to detonate bombs in congested areas of the city, police sources said. He said that a number of miscreants residing in other parts of the country had given him the explosive material to carry out their nefarious designs. In light of investigations, police parties have been sent to various cities to arrest other members of the group, sources said. |