LAHORE: A Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) team arrested two suspected terrorists and recovered explosives from their possession on Monday. The CTD team Gujranwala got information that two terrorists, belonging to proscribed organisation, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were present in the area near Arora Chowk, Kingra Road, Sialkot. They were reportedly planning an attack on a religious place on the eve of Shab-e-Barat in Sialkot. The team raided the place and arrested terrorists identified as Wajahat and Sajjad. Two improvised explosive devices were recovered from them.
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