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India’s anti-terror agency busts module planning attacks
NEW DELHI, Dec 26,2018(BSS/Xinhua) — India’s anti-terror agency – National
Investigation Agency (NIA) Wednesday said it busted a module that was planing attacks
in the country.
The agency have arrested five people and detained another five after conducting raids
at around 16 locations across Delhi and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.
NIA officials said the suspects seem to be highly radicalized.
“This IS inspired motivation comes from ISIS only and they wanted to carry out
explosions and target certain persons,” NIA Inspector General, Alok Mittal told media
in Delhi. “The way they had prepared explosives and from the inputs we had, the group
was focusing on triggering improvised explosive device (IED) blasts and carry out
suicide attacks.”
According to Mittal the investigation was underway and the module was in an advanced
stage of carrying out attacks.
Officials said those involved include a civil engineering student and a prayer leader
at a mosque, besides others.
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