PESHAWAR - Special police unit of district Bannu Monday foiled a sabotage act by arresting six terrorists and also recovered arms and ammunition from their possession.
According to details, Bannu police have reliably learnt about the presence of terrorists along with arms and explosives hiding at an under construction home owned by Naik Nawaz resident of Perokhel Sorani.
The terrorists who were six in numbers were reportedly planning for a sabotage act.
Taking timely action, a team of police raided the house. The watchman of the house while taking advantage of the darkness managed to escape.
However, six of the terrorists, who were also involved in kidnapping and extortion, were apprehended red-handed along with explosives, arms and ammunitions.
The arrested terrorists were identified as Abidullah son of Walayat Khan Darpakhel Mirali, Shamsur Rehman son of Jamil Tappi Miranshah, Anwar Kamal son of Mohammad Ayub Darpakhel Miranshah, Safdar Iqbal son of Mohammad Qayyum Haddi Mirali, Nansoor son of Laiq Zaman of Darpakhel, and Qudratullah son of Noorullah Kotka Juma Khan Bannu.
Moreover, one Kalashnikov, two pistols, 20 bombs, 2 Kg explosives, detonators, safety fuse, shrapnel, ball bearings and other items being used in bombs were also recovered from the terrorists.
Police registered cases against them and shifted them to unknown location for further interrogation.