33 foreign terror suspects held in Darra Adam Khel

[Naveed Yaseen]

* Arrested Uzbeks, Afghans and Tajiks had arrived illegally from Afghanistan

KOHAT/PESHAWAR: Security Forces arrested 33 Tajik, Uzbek and Afghan terror suspects from Darra Adam Khel on Saturday.

The suspects, who had arrived illegally from Afghanistan allegedly to carry out terrorist acts, were paraded before the media.

According to a private TV channel, most of the detainees were younger than 15. One said he was going to Karachi for religious education. Some said they had come to Pakistan through travel agents who charged them for providing employment in Pakistan.

Another youth said he was ready to do anything for money. The suspects denied having seen each other before despite having been arrested from the same bus.

The security forces have shifted them to an undisclosed location for questioning.

In the outskirts of Kohat, police arrested 28 suspects including three Afghan nationals as a search operation continued on Saturday.

Police also seized weapons from them. A case has been registered.

In Peshawar, unidentified men threw hand grenades at a Police checkpost in Yakatoak area late on Friday. No casualties were reported.

Police sources said the Rahseed Garhi checkpost was slightly damaged. A heavy contingent of police arrived at the scene after the attack and secured the area, they said. online

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