Bara Kahu attempted bombing: Suspect sent on judicial remand
Police looking for three more members who were allegedly part of the plot.
The police were looking for three more members who were allegedly part of the plot. SCREENGRAB: EXPRESS NEWS
ISLAMABAD:
Anwar Hameed, a suspect arrested in the failed suicide bombing attempt at an imambargah in Bara Kahu, has been sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand, Express News reported on Saturday.
On Friday, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the Islamabad Police picked up Anwar Hameed on suspicion of plotting the suicide bombing attack.
The police were looking for three more members who were allegedly part of the plot. Six of the eight suspected militants were believed to be from Fata. Islamabad Police had arrested five suspects in this case from a house located on Simly Dam Road where they believed the attacker Zakaullah had stayed.
On August 9, an assailant walked on a path that leads to the mosque from Attal Chowk. As he neared the mosque, he took out a pistol and started firing, forcing people to flee the area. The bomber then ran through the narrow streets leading up to the mosque while brandishing the weapon.
Anwar Hameed, a suspect arrested in the failed suicide bombing attempt at an imambargah in Bara Kahu, has been sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand, Express News reported on Saturday.
On Friday, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the Islamabad Police picked up Anwar Hameed on suspicion of plotting the suicide bombing attack.
The police were looking for three more members who were allegedly part of the plot. Six of the eight suspected militants were believed to be from Fata. Islamabad Police had arrested five suspects in this case from a house located on Simly Dam Road where they believed the attacker Zakaullah had stayed.
On August 9, an assailant walked on a path that leads to the mosque from Attal Chowk. As he neared the mosque, he took out a pistol and started firing, forcing people to flee the area. The bomber then ran through the narrow streets leading up to the mosque while brandishing the weapon.