Three held for grenade attacks

Published July 30, 2007

QUETTA, July 29: Police on Sunday arrested three suspects in connection with grenade attacks in Khuzdar.

According to sources, the police raided the hostel of degree college Khuzdar and taken a student and two other people into custody. Police claimed to seize a grenade and arms from their room.

The two arrested people were not students of the college and were living in the hostel illegally, the police said, alleging that they were involved in grenade attacks in different areas of Khuzdar.

The three suspects were handed over to concerned authorities for further interrogation.

Meanwhile, police rounded up over 60 suspects in connection with the killing of Raziq Bugti who was gunned down on Friday.

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