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Takfiri TTP terrorists plan to target CPEC foiled

The five takfiri terrorists arrested in Mansehra district had planned to target the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.

Police said this at a press conference where high-profile takfiri terrorists Mohammad Talha and Tayyab Shah and their accomplices Ahmad Shah, Aizaz Shah and Salahuddin, were also brought.
He said the terrorists were wanted for attacking a US charity, World Vision. They had also attacked Imam Bargahs and security forces. However, he excused he couldn’t share the details of the CPEC attack plans with the media due to their sensitive nature.
He said the terrorists killed eight staff members of INGO World Vision, including four women, in Dogai area in 2010.
“The terrorists belonging to the banned militant outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, were also wanted for attacking the Pakistan Army’s convoy in Shinkiari, targeting an Imambargah in Palas area, assaulting police in different parts of the district, and committing targeted killings,” he said.
Mr Zaibullah said the terrorists, who were expert at the making and blasting of indigenous explosive devices, had undergone a training session in Waziristan.
He said the arrested men also exploded CD shops and target killed a man in Mansehra and Torghar districts.

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