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Updated 28 Jun, 2021 02:32pm

Lahore blast: LEAs arrest another suspect

The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) have arrested another suspect in connection with Lahore’s Johar Town blast, local media reported on Monday.

According to the details, the suspect was arrested during an operation by the law enforcement agencies in Rawalpindi. The suspect had allegedly parked the explosive-laden car at the site of the blast.

He has been identified as Eid Gul.

So far security agencies have arrested three namely Peter Paul, Zia Khan, and Sajjad Hussain in connection to the Johar Town blast. Zia was captured from Mardan, Sajjad Hussain was rounded up from Mandi Bahauddin, while Peter Paul was nabbed from Lahore airport.

Gul has been also identified by Peter Paul.

Blast in Johar Town, Lahore:

An explosion last Wednesday in Johar Town killed at least 3 and injured 23 people. The explosion took place near the banned JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's home. The explosion was reportedly so loud that the glass windows of nearby houses and buildings shattered. Meanwhile, the police said a 4 feet deep and 8 feet wide crater was created at the site of the blast.

Inspector General Punjab Inam Ghani dismissed rumors of Saeed's house being a target and said he believed it was the police who was targeted. "There is a police picket near the house of a high-value target, which is why the vehicle could not have gone near the house."

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