Facilitators of attack against Chinese in Gwadar arrested: CTD Spokesman
Mir Salam Jogezai, News Desk :
Law enforcement agencies conducted an intelligence-based operation in Turbat city of Balochistan. During the IBO, three terrorists who had facilitated the attack against the Chinese nationals were arrested, the Spokesman Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said on Friday night.
Security forces also recovered hand grenades from the possession of arrested facilitators, he said.
On 21 September 2021, CTD Balochistan had got credible source information that one terrorist of Terrorist Organisation was present at Turbat Bazar. He intended to carry out terrorist activity on General Public, LEAs, and Govt Installations. On this information, a raid was conducted and one Terrorist was arrested. Another raid was conducted on his pointation and two more arrests were made with the recovery of explosive material.
Recoveries include:
1xHand Grenade
2 detonators
2 prima cords
Explosive material from bags During interrogation the terrorists disclosed being part of the facilitation network of Gwadar suicide blast that took 04 lives of innocent children.
One Chinese national was also injured in the terrorist attack. Arif S/O Dur Muhammad Dura disclosed that his brother Ahmed transported the Suicide Bomber from the Ramin area of Iran.
He also disclosed that Rasool Bux had also used his father in transportation of 4x Terrorists who had carried out the attack on PC Hotel Gwadar in 2019. He also revealed that the boat carrying the Suicide Bomber was rowed by his brother Ahmed.
Arif guided Riaz to bring a suicide bomber in a room near Custom Warehouse. The bomber along with another arrested accused Adil stayed at Arif’s house before the blast and carried out final recce. More raids are planned to arrest the remaining members of the Network. Press Release
