PESHAWAR: Inspector Normal (IG) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Gandapur on Tuesday stated police have arrested a key facilitator of terrorists, concerned within the suicide assault that killed not less than 86 police officers in Peshawar final 12 months.
The explosion had occurred within the central corridor of the mosque in Police Strains space of Peshawar in January 2023, inflicting the roof to come back crashing down upon those that have been providing Zuhr prayers on the time.
In response to safety officers, the suicide attacker was current within the entrance row in the course of the prayer when he exploded himself. Sahibzada Noor Ul Amin, Imam of the mosque, was additionally martyred within the blast, police had stated.
The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had taken accountability for the assault.
Addressing the presser, Gandapur stated the policeman, recognized as Mohammad Wali, was arrested few days in the past from Jamil Chowk and two suicide jackets have been recovered from his possession.
“It was revealed in the course of the investigation that the suspect belonged to the police division,” he stated.
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