Parachinar blast: Eight more suspects held

PARACHINAR: Security forces arrested eight more suspects in connection with the Parachinar bomb blast, which claimed the lives of more than 27 people, Kurram Agency political administration confirmed on Sunday. An official of the political administration, while speaking to The Express Tribune on telephone, said the security forces launched raids after receiving information from questioning the already arrested seven persons. He added that the eight suspects have been taken into custody and shifted to an undisclosed location for further interrogation. Those arrested were already on the watch list of the security forces and the raids for their arrest were done after their alleged involvement was confirmed by those arrested earlier.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 30^th, 2017.