The militants who all belong to the Punjab were swept up in a raid in the evening by police along with federal security agents in Mochko graveyard where they were meeting.
“They have plans to attack the Muharram processions somewhere in Soldier Bazaar and Nishtar Park,” said a police officer who is part of the interrogation team. “Right now we don’t know when they exactly come to Karachi or who would have been the suicide bomber.”
No one was injured in the shoot-out but police mobile vans were damaged. Police did not share the exact details of the operation.
Speaking at a press conference, CID SSP Aslam Khan said that the men were part of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. He said the suicide bombers were apprehended in the evening.
According to the police, three suicide jackets, half a dozen hand grenades, three AK-47s, 30 feet of detonating cable, more than a hundred rounds of bullets, a 9mm pistol and 20 kilogrammes of highly explosive material were seized from them.
Police said that the men had bought the weapons from Chaman, a border town with Afghanistan, in Balochistan. They belonged to the Al-Badar section of the TTP, the police said.
The men apparently confessed that they had attacked and injured a Hindu trader named Atima Ram near the City Court a few months back.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 2nd, 2011.
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Any logic behibd publishing hooded men and Naqabi/Hijabi women's photos?
Since they were in graveyard, should have just prepared graves for them.
Are these terrorists not traitors of the country? Is TTP not actually the enemy of Pakistan? If yes, then why don't these so-called Islamic-political parties hold rallies against them???
'an attack on an Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat rally at Numaish' really? is that what happened?
good going express tribune, good going.
That's a lot of expensive cache of arms that TTP have given to their disposable suicide bombers, almost sounds too elaborate. Dunno, when police covers up faces of terrorists 'caught red-handed' it makes me very suspicious ..
We should laud this efficiency by Police and CID department. Choudhry Aslam is a brave officer and even an attack on his house could not harm his courage and bravery. Hats off !!