Prayer leader, two others picked up from Kohat

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The sleuths of a premiere intelligence agency picked up a prayer leader and two other persons from two different mosques in Kohat city, sources told Dawn.

They said that the intelligence agency acting on a tip off raided masjid-i-Qubaa in Jungle Khel area and arrested Maulvi Burhandud Din. Two other suspects were also picked up from a mosque located adjacent to the government veterinary hospital in Tirah bazaar.

Eyewitnesses said that some people came in army vehicles and took away two people from a mosque in Tirah bazaar. The identity of the arrested persons was kept secret.

Meanwhile, the bomb disposal squad of army destroyed two rockets and other explosives in the firing range on the outskirts of Kohat. The unexploded rockets were fired at Kohat Cantonment by militants few days ago. Explosive material seized from suspected militants was also destroyed.