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Woman detained in Lahore's Johar Town blast case

Lahore: Law-enforcement agencies have captured a woman who is said to be 'a facilitator' in the Lahore's Johar Town bomb blast plot.

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Woman detained in Lahore's Johar Town blast case
Woman detained in Lahore's Johar Town blast case

The woman identified as Kiran, who was taken into custody by the investigation team, had been in regular contact with another arrested supect Peter Pual David.

Police sources told GNN that the both used to meet at a local hotel on the Lower Mall. Peter Paul stayed at a hotel in the vicinity.

The investigators are interrogating Kiran for her alledged connections with Paul.

Earlier in the day officials took one Sajjad Hussian into custody from Mandi Bahauddin. The suspect confessed to shifting the car used in the blast.

Sajjad and Paul had been in acquiatance for the last 10 years or so. 

Johar Town investigation continuing

Peter and Kiran had been staying at the local hotel in Islampura for the last 12 days. Peter had been staying in the same hotel for the last 11 years.

The car used in the incident entered Lahore on June 21. Two terrorists came to visit Paul at his hotel. The same car remained parked outside the hotel for three hours.

The day the incident took place, Peter checked out of the hotel at 4:20pm to reach the Allama Iqbal International Airport.

Sources said the employees of the hotel are also under investigation and that the DVR of the hotel has also been seized.

Mardan arrest 

Another terrorist identifie as Zia Khan was detained from Mardan. The suspect fitted explosives in the car in Mardan. C-4 explosive was kept in the rear of vehcile along with gas cylinder. Sajjad Hussian drove the car to Johar Town.

-- Report by Fraz Nizam

 

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