QUETTA, March 3: Police on Saturday announced the arrest of an Afghan involved in a suicide attack in a courtroom that killed 16 people, including a judge, on Feb. 17.

Qazi Abdul Wahid, the Superintendent of Quetta Police, told a press conference that the man had been arrested in Chaman and further investigation was under progress. “He told us that there are more suicide bombers in the city who can carry out attacks,” Mr Wahid said.

In reply to a question, the city police chief said that the samples of the body parts of the suicide bomber had been sent to a foreign country for a DNA test.

He said that 200 security staff in plainclothes were deputed in different parts of the city, especially after the suicide attack, to keep a strict vigilance on movements of potential terrorists and criminals.

He said police had arrested 22 members of a gang involved in snatching of cars, motorcycles and other vehicles and seized the stolen property during the past few days.

Giving details, he said the police had recovered six vehicles, seven motorbikes, 16 mobile telephones, 520 kilograms of hashish and 4230 litres of petrol brought here from Iran by smugglers.