CID police arrest 3 terror suspects in Karachi

KARACHI: CID Police have claimed to arrest three key terrorists in raids carried out in two different areas of the metropolis, Geo News reported Friday.

SP CID, Chaudhry Aslam, at a press conference here said, the CID police conducted a raid in Mauripur area and arrested two terrorists associated with the outlawed Jund Allah outfit. He said one of the arrested is an incharge of terrorist activities in Karachi and that the accused were involved in 2009 Ashura blast in Karachi.

Two suicide jackets, 25 kilograms of explosives, one LMG, 30 ft wire, and 10 detonators were recovered from the possession of the suspects, Chaudhry Aslam said.

In another raid near Walika Hospital, the CID police arrested one more terrorist having links with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Fazlullah group. According to SP CID, the man was involved in attacks on government installations in Swat.