The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two operatives of the Al Qaeda-linked Ansar Ghazwatul Hind. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said that the two arrested men - Minhaz Ahmed and Maseeruddin - were planning explosions, including using "human bombs" at several places in state. While Ahmed is a resident of Lucknow’s Dubagga area, Maseeruddin lived in Madiyaon area of the Uttar Pradesh capital, said the police. The accused were working on the instructions of Umar Halmandi, the head of the Uttar Pradesh module of Al-Qaeda, the ADGP added. The police have intensified checking at all vital installations in Uttar Pradesh, including airports.

Source: Hindustan Times July 12, 2021 00:22 UTC