RAWALPINDI, June 30: Seven suspected terrorists charged with possessing explosive, attacking the Danish embassy and abetting the killing of Army Surgeon General Mushtaq Baig were released from Adiala Central Jail on Thursday night, official sources said.

The suspects had been acquitted by the trial court on May 29 due to lack of evidence but on the directive of the deputy commissioner Islamabad, the capital police detained them. However, they challenged their detention in the Islamabad High Court which set aside the detention orders on Tuesday.

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