Assailants on a motorbike threw two grenades at the consulate in May.– File Photo

KARACHI: The crime branch of Karachi police has arrested four terrorists belonging to a banned outfit, who were involved in a grenade attack on the Saudi Consulate in Karachi, DawnNews reported on Sunday.

One of the members of the outfit was injured and arrested during a shootout in another incident.

According to the SSP crime branch, Farooq Awan, the police conducted a raid early morning in the Eid Gah area and arrested three suspects named, Zaki, Mohsin and Muhammad Ali Kazmi. During the interrogation, the arrested suspects confessed their links to Lashkar-e-Mehdi – a banned outfit – and admitted attacking the Saudi embassy and a mosque at Sakhi Hassan.

They also stated that eight target killers, arrested by the special investigation unit earlier this year, were a part of their gang.

During interrogation, they pointed out one of their accomplice in the Gulistan-e-Jauhar area. The police arrested injured Asif alias Munna after a shootout in the area. The wounded culprit was shifted to a hospital.

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