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| India-Pakistan |
| Six 'terrorists' arrested |
| 2007-07-28 |
| Three people were arrested in Peshawar on Friday for their alleged involvement in bomb blasts in the NWFP, and three people allegedly involved in a suicide bombing and an attack on a police check post in Matta (Swat) were arrested from Lahore. Peshawar City Police Officer Abdul Majeed Marwat told a news conference at the Peshawar police lines that police intercepted a car at Gulbahar and arrested three brothers – Imtiaz, Ayaz and Bahadar – of Wali Abad. He said police also recovered two kilograms of explosives from the vehicle. According to Marwat, the arrested people were involved in the bombings at CDs shops in the province. He said a foreign intelligence agency had given $600 to the accused for carrying out terrorist activities. He said they were also involved in a bomb blast at the Peshawar bus terminal on April 17. During investigations, he said, the accused have confessed to their involvement in a bomb blast near the Peshawar High Court on May 29. However, Marwat said, the accused were not involved in the recent suicide bombings and also had no links with jihadis. In Lahore, intelligence personnel raided a house near Niazi bus stand in Lahore and arrested four suspects. One of the arrested, Aurangzaib, was later released. The rest meanwhile have confessed to their involvement in Swat bombing. They were handed over to Swat district police. |
| Posted by:Fred |