TAXILA: The Wah Saddar police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two would-be suicide bombers and recovered two suicide jackets along with arms and ammunition from their possession.
Subdivisional Police Officer Raja Taifoor Akhter while speaking at a press conference identified the arrested suspects as Usman Liaquat alias Tayyab and Saqib Shah alias Hamza. The two, who were nabbed near Brahama interchange, were stated to be members of a banned outfit. The official said four hand grenades, two Kalashnikovs and 200 bullets were also recovered from them.
During preliminary interrogation, the accused said they got military training in a camp run by Taliban in Waziristan and were planning to strike sensitive installations in the area.
He said the accused had been handed over to a joint investigation team in Rawalpindi for further interrogation after registration of a case against them.
It may be recalled that over 70 persons were killed and 120 others injured in two suicide blasts in the city on August 21, 2008.
The original article can be found at Dawn News.
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