Police release sketches of two terrorists involved in Islamabad court attack

Police release sketches of two terrorists involved in Islamabad court attack
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Summary The suspects are believed to be 20 to 22-year-old.

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Investigation team of Islamabad police on Wednesday issued sketches of terrorists involved in attack on a local court in the city, Dunya News reported.

The sketches were prepared in light of the statements of eyewitnesses.

Detectives investigating the incident are appealing for anyone with information to come forward and immediately contact the police.

Monday s assault on the complex of courtrooms and offices in a well-heeled area of Islamabad popular with foreign residents was the first major attack in the city since June 2011. At least 11 people including a senior judge were killed in the incident.

The Pakistani Taliban denied any connection to the assault, which came two days after the militants announced a month-long ceasefire aimed at restarting stalled peace talks with the government.

More than 110 people have now been killed in militant attacks since Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced the talks in late January, leading some observers to question the value of the process.

A spokesman for the Ahrar-ul-Hind militant group, which recently split from the main Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) umbrella group, claimed Monday s attack.

There have been reports of disagreement over talks within the TTP, and analysts have voiced fears that any splintering of the movement would render the peace process useless.