Rawalpindi’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday arrested seven suspects who allegedly facilitated the suicide bomb blast at Islamabad’s judicial complex on November 11, killing 12 people and injuring 36.
According to a police source, “the suspected facilitators have been arrested from Rawalpindi’s Fauji Colony (Pirwadhai area) and Dhok Kashmirian. Moreover, a raid was also conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.”
Yesterday, investigators had detained a bike rider of an online ride-hailing platform who had dropped off the bomber outside at the location.
A police official had said the bomber paid the fare to the bike rider against the ride, adding that he was traced and identified through the CCTV footage.
After his location was traced, the police picked him up and shifted him to an installation where he was being kept under protective custody.
The incident had occurred as international events were being hosted in the capital, including the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference and the 6th Margalla Dialogue, while a cricket match between the Green Shirts and Sri Lanka was also being held in Rawalpindi.
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