In a coordinated action by Punjab Police and Rangers, at least a dozen suspected terrorists disguised as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were arrested from Attock.
Sources said that three suspected terrorists from Lower Dir were trafficking nine young boys to a Mansehra training camp in a van, when they were intercepted by the law enforcement agencies.
“They could not come up with satisfactory answers to our questions and failed to prove their identities,” said an official.
He said that the suspects broke down under ‘interrogative pressure’, confirming police suspicions.
“The minors were to be brainwashed and trained to become terrorists or even suicide bombers,” said a police official.
The suspects have been charged under the Anti Terrorism Act.