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Twelve high profile terrorists nabbed in Quetta

Thursday, 17 Sep, 2009
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Quetta has been rocked by a wave of attacks over the past year.— Photo from AFP/File

QUETTA: The CCPO Quetta has said police have arrested twelve high profile terrorists including the man behind recent target killings in the city, DawnNews reported. 

Quetta capital city police officer Abid Hussain Notkani said that the militants have confessed to blowing up railway tracks and gas pipelines.

Police say that the arrested include some who were involved in recent sectarian killings.

The accused men were involved in the killing of a high school principal in Quetta’s sariab area. 

Notkani says that police have also apprehended three gangs involved in car snatching.


Tags: balochistan violence,pakistan taliban,sectarian violence,target killings
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