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.
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