| GEO Pakistan | | 70 suspects held in Mingora | Updated at: 0717 PST, Monday, March 01, 2010
MINGORA: Mingora police claimed to have apprehended as many as 70 suspected persons including 40 afghan migrants during crackdown against anti-state actors on Sunday evening, Geo news reported.
Addressing a press conference here at Swat press club, the Inspector Snobar Khan together with Investigation In-charge Aziz Ahmed told media, the arrests were made as a part of Swat police’s drive against anti-social elements.
He said the nabbed suspects are being investigated, adding that police also managed to seize a heavy cache of arms and ammunitions from the possession of suspects.
The murder of special police officer namely Syed Azmat Shah, occurred at Haji Baba Chaowke of Mingora town, was a result of personal enmity instead of terror attack. Police have also identified the assailants, he added.
The murderers include Allaouddin son of Fazal Mola and Tauseef Ahmed son of Ejaz Ahmed, Snobar Khan told reporters vowing, they will soon be booked to justice as police are carrying out raids to arrest them. |  |
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