Sri Lankan team attack: Another accused released on bail

Ubaidur Rehman filed a bail application which was accepted by an anti-terrorism court on July 15.

LAHORE: Ubaidur Rehman, one of the accused in the 2009 Sri Lankan team attack case, was released on Wednesday.

Rehman, along with other two accused Javed Anwar and Obaidullah, had filed a bail application which was accepted by an anti-terrorism court on July 15.

The applications were accepted against surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each.

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The application’s acceptance was followed by Malik Ishaq’s release from Kot Lakhpat jail on orders of the Supreme Court on July 14. Ishaq is one of the founding members of the terrorist organisation Laskhar-e-Jhangvi as well as the key suspect in the Sri Lankan cricket team attacks.

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Anwar and Obaidullah are still in police custody.

The three accused Rehman, Anwar and Obaidullah were arrested from Shahdra area in Lahore. It was reported that the accused were found in possession of explosives and suicide jackets.