Suspected al-Qaeda terrorist arrested by Delhi police

December 16, 2015 09:33

According to reports, a suspected Al-Qaeda operative has been arrested by Delhi police.

This makes the arrested operative the third terrorist group affiliate to have been arrested in two days.

Two suspected operatives of a jihadi organisation, who were allegedly planning to carry out attacks in the national capital during Christmas and New Year, were detained by the special cell of the Delhi police on Tuesday night.

The two suspected operatives are believed to be natives of Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh. The police refused to disclose the names of the operatives and the organisation they belong to.

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