Police foil terror plot, arrest 8 suspected terrorists in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Police claimed on Friday to have foiled a major terror plot by arresting eight suspected terrorists during a raid in a Hyderabad suburb, ARY News reported.

Official sources said a team of police personnel acting on intelligence-based information about the presence of a militant hideout near Hatri Bypass carried out the raid.

The raid led to the arrest of eight terror suspects, who were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation, sources further said.

The police also seized 10 kilograms of explosive material, four Kalashnikov, pistols and other illicit arms from their possession.

Official sources said the arrested terrorists had links with a proscribed organization and were planning to carry out terrorist acts, targeting congregations of weekly Friday prayers.

On Feb 21, the CTD of Punjab police had arrested three terrorists during a raid carried out in Lahore’s Mughalpura area.

According to a CTD spokesperson explosive material and illicit arms were seized from the possession of the terrorists. The arrested terror suspects had links with the militant Islamic State (IS).

The spokesman further said the militants were identified as Shoaibur Rehman, Abdul Rehman, and Amir Saleem.