Initia­l invest­igatio­n sugges­ts terror­ists belong to banned outfit­PESHAWAR: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), on Thursday, claimed to have foiled a potential terror bid in Peshawar, arresting two suspected terrorists and confiscating explosives from their possession. The CTD officials conducted a prompt operation and arrested Sajjad Ali and Fawad when they were trying to transport the explosives, prepared in a ghee can, and a hand-grenade to Peshawar. CTD arrests two suspected terrorists in PeshawarInitial investigation also revealed that the arrested terrorists belong to a banned terrorist group, said the officials. In September this year, the CTD arrested three terrorists and confiscated six kilogrammes of explosives during a raid on Peshawar’s Ring Road near Toll Plaza. The CTD, in a handout, had said the three terrorists were also transporting an explosive device in their car when police caught them red-handed.

Source: The Express Tribune November 16, 2017 07:20 UTC