Pakistani Taliban attacked Karachi dockyard: Report
Karachi: Pakistani Taliban’s Sindh unit was involved in a foiled terror attack at a Naval dockyard in the country’s financial capital.
Intelligence agencies have filed a report after the preliminary investigation into the attack which found the involvement of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) Sindh chapter in the assault on the naval dockyard on 6th September.
The report said that 21 suspects, including 14 servicemen, have been arrested in the attack case.
Three government employees were also arrested from Larkana district and two from Jamshoro district of Sindh.
Three armed forces personnel including a Navy officer were earlier arrested from Quetta, Balochistan.
During questioning, the detained suspects disclosed that all involved persons had planned to escape to Afghanistan after conducting the attack.
The attack on the Naval Dockyard was thwarted by naval commandos. One sailor and two attackers were killed, while four were captured alive.
