Five ‘terrorists’ held in Bahawalpur raid

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The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) foiled a major terror bid on Saturday as it arrested five suspected terrorists besides seizing suicide jackets, hand grenades and arms from their possession.

A CTD spokesman said that on an intelligence tip-off regarding presence of suspected terrorists, the CTD conducted an operation in Bahawalpur city. During the raid, five suspects were apprehended with suicide jackets, hand grenades and weapons.

The CTD confiscated the suicide jackets, grenades and arms and shifted the arrested terrorists to an undisclosed location for further investigation.

Published in Daily Times, December 9th 2018.

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