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Lahore, Jun 17 : A Taliban militant has been arrested for his involvement in the brazen terror attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in this eastern Pakistani city in March this year, police said today.
Lahore police chief Pervaiz Rathore told reporters that Zubair alias Nek Mohammad has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack.
Zubair had killed a traffic policeman during the attack here on March three in which terrorists ambushed the bus of Sri Lankan cricket team.
Rathore said seven terrorists were involved in the attack which claimed eight lives and wounded several others, including some Sri Lankan players. He identified Aqeel alias Dr Usman as the mastermind of the attack.
Usman, a resident of Kahuta in Punjab province, was trained by Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud and was also believed to have been involved in an attempt on the life of former president Pervez Musharraf.
Officials said all the terrorists involved in the attack were linked to the local unit of the Taliban. Ze
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