Terrorists accused in Islamabad blast arrested: Rana Sanaullah
Pakistan
Terrorists accused in Islamabad blast arrested: Rana Sanaullah
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Tuesday that terrorists accused in Islamabad blast were arrested.
Speaking to TV, he said Taxi driver purported to be involved in the attack was innocent adding the driver had not been hired by the accused. The terrorists arrived in Rawalpindi from Kurram agency. The law enforcement authorities have detained handlers and rounded-up at least five others.
Earlier, policeman was martyred and two suspected terrorists were killed in a suicide blast in the I-10 sector of the federal capital on Friday, confirmed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.
The minister, in a statement, said a man and a woman were in a vehicle which entered Islamabad from Rawalpindi on Friday morning. A team of the Eagle Squad stopped it for snap checking when the two suspects blew up the car which was laden with explosive material. He said the terrorists aimed at hiting some "high-value targets" in the capital city.
Mr Sanaullah said six people, including four policemen, were injured in the incident, adding that the injured personnel were out of danger and being treated at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).
