Suicide bomber arrested in Lahore as CTD foils terror bid

Suicide bomber arrested in Lahore as CTD foils terror bid in the provincial capital city of Punjab province.

The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) said they arrested him with suicide vest and hand grenade.

Suicide bomber arrested in Lahore

Furthermore, they said that Liaquat was waiting for his partner and wanted to target sensitive installations.

He belongs to a banned terrorist organisation, while CTD cops held him near the Lahore city’s railway station on Tuesday.

Police moved him to an unidentified location for further investigation.

Authorities further said that concerned officials were searching for his accomplice, whom they fear also a suicide bomber.

Jamaatul Ahrar trains four suicide bombers

Earlier, security agencies officials issued threat alerts. They said Jamaatul Ahrar has trained four suicide bombers for terror attack in Pakistan.

They have issued a threat alert regarding possibility of terror bid from foreign-trained takfiri terrorists besides ethnic separatists.

As per terror threat alert 234, four terrorists have got training at outlawed Harkat ul Ahrar (Jamaatul Ahrar) (in Afghanistan).

The alert letter includes names of Shaheen, Bilal, Suleyman and Saeed Koochi.

Authorities concerned have named Afghan NDS and Indian RAW behind these terror plots.

They said that for the first time, BLA also has trained two suicide bombers.

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