Pakistan: Raiwind Again? - Key suspect in Sri Lankan team attack arrested

This latest arrest was termed a major breakthrough in light of the possibility of terrorist attacks during the upcoming holy month of Muharram.

Screen capture of terrorists attacking the Sri Lankan team in 2009.

Ahmadiyya Times | News Watch | Int'l Desk
Source/Credit: The Express Tribune
By Express | November 29, 2010

LAHORE: Lahore police have arrested a key suspect allegedly involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March 2009.

The suspect, Qari Umer Wahab, was picked up by officials from the Raiwind area of Lahore, reported Shiraz Hasnat for Express 24/7.

Superintendent of Police Lahore Umer Virk confirmed that Wahab was involved in a number of terrorism cases including the Sri Lankan team attack.
Virk said Qari Umar belonged to banned Lashkara-e-Jhangvi and provided information to other terrorists regarding their targets and locations. Virk also termed the arrest a major success against terrorism network.

Police recovered a suicide jacket, mobile phones and 2.5 million rupees cash from Qari Umer.


Officials added that they were hopeful that further interrogation would reveal more about LeJ’s ongoing activities.

This latest arrest was termed a major breakthrough in light of the possibility of terrorist attacks during the upcoming holy month of Muharram.

To date, at least three suspects were known to be at-large in connection to the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, where a dozen gunmen shot at and threw grenades at the team bus, killing seven policemen and wounding six players, a British coach and a Pakistani umpire.

A number of other suspects in the case were arrested over the last two years, or killed in operation is Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan reports Hasnat.



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