A key terror suspect has been arrested for his involvement in the March 2009 brazen attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore that left six players injured and six escorting policemen dead. Express Tribune on Tuesday quoted police officials as confirming the arrest of Qari Abdul
Six escorting policemen were killed in the attack that took place near the Liberty Market crossing.
The attacker was identified with the help of the footage of the terror strike.
"He was the one of the shooters," police officials said.
Wahab hails from to Dera Ismail Khan and was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the police said.
Umar Virk, a police official, said that Wahab was arrested Monday.
Trained at a camp in Waziristan, Wahab knows how to prepare suicide jackets, load vans with explosives and operate all types of weapons, the official said.
He said that Wahab had come to Lahore to carry out more attacks. Source by: hindustantimes
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