9th and 10th Muharram blasts: 12 suspects arrested in DI Khan

Official says that the accused were arrested late Saturday and taken to some unknown location for interrogation.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:

As many as 12 terrorist suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the 9th and 10th Muharam  blasts in Dera Ismail (D.I.) Khan.

The persons were arrested during raids at Dayal and Toi Fazal areas of the district, a police official at the District Police Officer (DPO) office said on Sunday.

The official said that the accused were arrested late Saturday and taken to some unknown location for interrogation.

He added that the arrested belong to abanned organisations, but did not disclose the name of the banned organisation, saying that further detail will come out after the interrogation.

Meanwhile, some more suspects have been arrested form the Indus Colony but their numbers and names could not be ascertained. The raid were conducted under the instruction of DPO Khan Sohail Khalid.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 3^rd, 2012.