Police on Friday arrested two terrorists who were manufacturing bombs in Manghopir area of Karachi.
According to police sources, the personnel conducted an operation in Manghopir which resulted in arrests of two militants who were caught while preparing bombs. Terrorists resorted to firing upon raid, however, the law enforcers responded and apprehended assailants in injured conditions.
The personnel seized explosives, detonators, ball bearings and other weaponry. The police said that apprehended insurgents belonged to a banned outfit. Police also recovered two bodies from Sohrab Goth’s Afghan Basti whose bodies have not been identified yet. The bodies were shifted to a nearby moratorium and investigation was launched into the incident.
Separately, in an alleged operation in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, two dacoits were apprehended in injured condition. Police said the criminals were wanted in several cases of street crimes. The personnel have seized weapons from culprits’ possession. Earlier on Thursday night, two target killers, implicated in murders of 41 individuals were arrested. The Counter Terrorism Department’s (CTD) police arrested murderers during a raid in New Karachi area. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) CTD Junaid Sheikh, one of the arrested criminal identified as Shahid Qadri confessed to at least 17 target killings.
