‘Facilitators’ of Khyber mosque suicide blast arrested
- By Web Desk -
- Aug 03, 2023
PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has arrested three ‘facilitators’ of the suicide blast at a mosque in the Ali Masjid area of Khyber district, ARY News reported on Thursday.
The CTD spokesperson said that three facilitators of Ali Masjid’s mosque blast were traced by the sensitive institutions. The suspected facilitators include Dilawar Khan and his two sons namely Zabta Khan and Arif Khan.
It added that the accused confessed to facilitating the suicide explosion at the mosque. Moreover, the CTD team also recovered a suicide vest, AK-47 and other materials from the suspects’ residence in Sultan Khel.
The CTD spokesperson said that more revelations are expected to be made by the suspects who are being interrogated.
On July 25, Additional Station House Officer (SHO) Adnan Afridi was martyred and other people sustained injuries in a powerful bomb blast at a mosque in the Ali Masjid area of Khyber district.
A powerful bomb blast occurred at a mosque in the Ali Masjid area in Jamrud – Khyber district in which a police officer – additional SHO Adnan Afridi was martyred and other people got injured.
In the FIR, the SHO nominated the name of Commander Ayub from the banned organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) along with several other terrorists allegedly involved in the incident.
According to the FIR, as soon as the additional SHO entered the mosque, the suicide bomber, hidden among the worshippers, detonated the explosive device.
According to the details, the FIR text stated that an intelligence report was received on July 23 about targeting a police mobile in the area. In response to the threat, Peshawar Police conducted a swift operation to apprehend the suspects.
In the aftermath of the incident, one terrorist was successfully apprehended by the police outside the mosque, and the weapon was also recovered from his possession.
Following the tragic suicide blast in the Ali Masjid Police Station, a case has been registered at the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Police Station.