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Suicide vest, explosives recovered in Khyber
Peshawar
May 20, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has recovered a suicide jacket and explosives during an operation in Khyber district, officials said on Wednesday.
The officials said the CTD had been tipped off about the presence of three alleged terrorists identified as Abdul Wakil, Imran Ali and Jamroz Khan in Sheen Qamar area in Khyber who were planning to stage sabotage activities. They said an operation was conducted along with an intelligence agency in the area but the terrorists managed to escape from the spot.
The CTD and other personnel recovered one suicide jacket, four artillery shells, six hand-grenades, 200 anti-aircraft guns, two IEDs and other explosives from a tunnel in a mountain. On Tuesday, the CTD Mardan region arrested two alleged terrorists from Charsadda for having links with spying agencies of two neighbouring countries.
MARDAN: Officials of the Courter-Terrorism Department on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two suspected terrorists, including the mastermind of a suicide blast that took place at the entrance gate of the Mardan courts in 2016.
The CTD officials said they raided a hideout on a tip-off and arrested the mastermind of suicide blast identified as Dawakhir along with his accomplice namely Mohammad Raziq, according to a press release issued here.
They said the CTD personnel also recovered explosives, a hand grenade and a 30-bore pistol from the hideout.
The officials said preliminary investigations revealed that the terrorists belonged to foreign spy agencies namely RAW and NDS. They said cases had been registered against the arrested persons under the Anti-Terrorism Act.