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| India-Pakistan |
| Terror bid foiled, two suspects held |
| 2016-08-12 |
[DAWN] PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday claimed that they had foiled a terror bid and placed in durance vileYou have the right to remain silent... two men allegedly working for Afghan intelligence. According to a CTD official, the men were planning to bomb densely populated areas of the placid provincial capital in order to cause widespread destruction. The suspects, Atiqullah and Abdul Saboor, were identified as Afghans who were working for the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS). The official said both men were held in the Regi area on the outskirts of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. , close to Khyber Agency ... the place to go if you've got an Indiana Jones hat and whip. Chock full of high adventure and treacherous Pathans. You should really train up to it, though... . The official added that they seized an bomb weighing three kilograms planted in a computer’s central processing unit. They also seized hand-grenades and other weapons. He said the CTD had seized video footage of densely populated areas, where the suspects were apparently planning attacks. He said they were also planning to target a seminary in the Tehhkal area. He said the men were receiving Rs100,000 per month from the NDS and being controlled from Jalalabad. |
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