Police yesterday arrested Farid Uddin Masud, a former director general of Islamic Foundation, suspected to be a leader of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and some other persons in connection with Wednesday’s serial bombings.
Rapid Action Battalion-1 arrested Farid Uddin Masud at Zia International Airport before he could fly to London by British Airways. Police suspects he was the leader of banned JMB and he had direct links to August 17 series of bomb blasts.
Pabna police yesterday arrested three suspects Mithu Ahmed (34), Karimuzzaman Anju (32) and Mehedi Hasan April (27) under allegations of having links with August 17 series of bomb blasts.
JIC sources said they found some significant clues that some persons or organisations are involved in the countrywide serial bombings. But, they did not elaborate in the interest of investigation, sources said.
About 19 arrested suspects have been interrogated in the JIC under remand till yesterday, sources said.
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PESHAWAR: The military arrested 10 suspected terrorists and found a large quantity of weapons in a raid on a seminary in North Waziristan Agency, a military statement said on Monday.
The weapons cache was found in a deserted compound which appeared to be a madrassa in Dandi Kuch, 11 kilometres northwest of Miranshah. It included grenades and machineguns, commando uniforms, as well as women’s clothes and wigs, the statement said. Seven suspects were arrested in the Mera Din area of the Shawal Valley and another three in other parts of North Waziristan close to the Afghan border, said the statement. The identity of those arrested could not immediately be established, the statement said, adding that they had been handed over to intelligence agencies for interrogation.
A military official, on condition of anonymity, told Daily Times that all the arrested suspects were aged between 18 and 25 years. “We don’t know yet if they are foreigners or not,” he said. The military statement said that the compound was being used as a terrorist den and security forces carried out the search on information by local residents. “The madrassa had been established in an unpopulated location and is an attempt by terrorists to use the cover of religious places for sabotage activities,” the military said.
A security official told Daily Times that terrorists, especially foreigners, were using women’s costumes to dodge security forces.
Online adds: Unidentified men blew up the main telephone line in Wana town on Monday, affecting almost 1,000 telephone lines in the restive South Waziristan Agency. However, the blast caused no casualties. Political administration officials said that saboteurs had planted a powerful bomb near the telephone exchange in Wana bazaar the other night which had disrupted the telecommunication link in the area.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_23-8-2005_pg1_4
Thanks Oorang.
That's interesting.