CTD Arrests 3 Taliban Terrorists Involved In Rawalpindi Blast
By Onwuka Gerald
Security agencies in Pakistan on Monday, arrested three Taliban terrorists, involved in a blast in Rawalpindi.
25 persons, women and children inclusive were injured in the grenade attack in the Ganj Mandi axis in the garrison city of Rawalpindi.
Meanwhile, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab police in a statement on Monday, stated that a CTD Rawalpindi team got a tip off that three terrorists were concealing themselves on Adyala-Kharakan Road along Swan River Rawalpindi.
“With the information coupled with evidence gotten Pir Wadhai crime scene, CTD reacted by raiding the place on Monday.
CTD foils possible militant attack on Islamabad Stock Exchange
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Three men responsible for Rawalpindi blast arrested
CTD says they planned to bomb Islamabad Stock Exchange
Militant organisations operating from Afghanistan provided financial support
The Counter-Terrorism Department said on Tuesday that it had foiled a possible militant attack on the Islamabad Stock Exchange after the arrest of three terrorists involved in the Rawalpindi bomb blast.
A statement issued by the CTD said the militants admitted to carrying out four terrorist attacks in Pakistan and planned to bomb the Islamabad Stock Exchange. It said militant organisations operating from Afghanistan had provided financial support.
Pakistan arrests 3 Taliban terrorists involved in Rawalpindi blast
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Pakistan arrests 3 Taliban terrorists involved in Rawalpindi blast
PTI / Dec 14, 2020, 17:06 IST
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LAHORE: Three Taliban terrorists, involved in a blast in Rawalpindi, were arrested on Monday by Pakistan s security agencies.
At least 25 people, including women and children, were injured in the grenade attack in the Ganj Mandi area near a police station in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Sunday.
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab police said in a statement on Monday that a CTD Rawalpindi team got information that three terrorists were hiding on Adyala-Kharakan Road along Swan River Rawalpindi.
Pakistan police arrest 3 militants, foiling possible attack
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 6:26 am EDT
MULTAN, Pakistan Pakistan’s counter-terrorism police on Monday raided a militant hideout in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, arresting three suspects linked to past bomb attacks. The men had also plotted to target the Islamabad Stock Exchange, police said.
According to the police statement, the suspects were involved in four bombings that killed four people and wounded 30 this year. It said the arrested militants had a history of links with the Pakistani Taliban but were now allegedly acting as mercenaries and receiving instructions from someone in neighbouring Afghanistan.
CTD personnel recovered explosives, detonators and mobile phones from the suspects. File photo
Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel on Monday raided a militant hideout in Rawalpindi, arresting three suspects linked to past bomb attacks, including a blast that took place in the garrison city s Pirwadhai area earlier this month.
The men apprehended during an intelligence-based operation near Adiala Road were also plotting to target the Islamabad Stock Exchange with an explosion, a CTD spokesperson said.
According to a police statement, the suspects were involved in four bombings that killed four people and wounded 30 others, this year alone.
It said the arrested militants had a history of links with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) but were now allegedly acting as mercenaries and receiving instructions from someone in Afghanistan.