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24 terror suspects arrested in Pak
Pakistani security forces arrested at least 24 terror suspects during operations in Punjab province and the restive northwest, including the Swat valley, authorities said on Thursday.
Pakistani security forces arrested at least 24 terror suspects during operations in Punjab province and the restive northwest, including the Swat valley, authorities said on Thursday.
Eighteen militants were apprehended during search and clearance operations conducted by security forces in different parts of Swat. Five militants also surrendered to authorities in the region, the military said. In the Waziristan tribal region, troops captured two Afghan suspects and seized a cache of arms and ammunition in Razmak sector.
Security forces also cleared 50 militant-held compounds and bunkers in this area. The military said a "large number of suspects" were captured during search and clearance operations at different places in Jandola sector.
Police arrested four militants and seized four suicide jackets and a large amount of explosives from them at Mianwali in northwest Punjab. Policemen initially nabbed a suspect from Gulberg Chowk and recovered documents and videos of suicide bombings from him.
Acting on information provided by the suspect, three of his accomplices were arrested later. Explosive materials, ball bearings, suicide jackets, CDs, cell phones and maps were seized from them, police said.
Officials said the four men were apparently planning to carry out terror attacks during the month of Muharram. The period has been marked by tensions between Sunnis and Shias in past years.
