LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Wednesday claimed to have arrested two alleged teenage terrorists during a raid near Ravi River.
The CTD also recovered a suicide jacket and other explosive material from them.
Following the arrested of suspected terrorists, police beefed up security at all exit and entry points and around all important buildings, railway stations and public places across the city.
According to the CTD officials, the suspected terrorists were arrested during a covert operation. They said that the CTD conducted a raid on a tip-off about presence of some suspects in the area. An official said that the arrested suspects during the initial interrogation confessed to have planned suicide attacks near railway station and other important buildings.
Those arrested were members of a banned outfit and had been transferred to an undisclosed location for further investigation, the official said.
Meanwhile, the DIG Operations has ordered all divisional SPs to tighten the security around educational institutes.
