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ISLAMABAD, April 8 (KUNA) -- Pakistani police Wednesday claimed arresting
five militants of a banned outlawed group for carrying out attacks on
government and police offices as well as NATO forces.
Wasem Ahmed, Capital Chief Police Officer (CCPO), talking to newsmen in
Karachi, capital of Southern Sindh province, said that the police conducted a
raid on a tip-off and arrested five militants.
He said the militants belong to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) outlawed outfit and
added that police has recovered huge cache of arms, ammunition and other
explosive materials from their possession.
He said government buildings including Foreign Office and Interior
ministries and police offices were targets of the militants, adding, they have
been involved in attacks on police across the country and trucks supplying oil
to NATO forces in the neighbouring Afghanistan. (end)
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