*ISLAMABAD – The law enforcing agencies have detained four suspectedfacilitators of the terrorist responsible for an explosion near Lahore’sData Darbar on May 8. Twelve people died in the blast. *
The suspects were located with the help of Safe City cameras. The policearrested the suspects from a tea shop in Garhi Shahu’s market. The shop wasopened four months ago, the police said.
The suicide bomber reached the site in a motorcycle rickshaw. Its driverhas been taken into custody too.
Punjab’s police chief said in an interview on Wednesday that the policewere “100%” the target of the attack. A 7kg bomb was detonated by a suicidebomber by a mobile of the Elite Force outside the Data Darbar Shrine at8:54am. The vehicle was parked 200 to 300 metres from the entrance to theshrine.
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CCTV footage of the attack emerged Wednesday afternoon, showing a young man(estimated to be around 22 years old) who is believed to be the suicidebomber. To watch the video, *click here.link*
