ATS arrests two persons from Kanpur linked to Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train explosion

Anti-terror Squad (ATS) has arrested two more persons from Kanpur in connection with Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train explosion and Lucknow terror operation.

UP ADG Daljeet Chaudhary has confirmed the information. This comes a day after UP ATS sleuths stormed the Thakurganj hideout of ISIS terror accused Saifullah and killed him.

Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) gunned down ISIS terrorist Saifullah in 12–hour encounter in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

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GM Khan,terror suspect arrested today from Lucknow over #LucknowTerrorOp; UP ADG(Law & Order) says he has been an airman for a long time pic.twitter.com/Wc1r0UWRE9

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Details emerging in the aftermath of Tuesday's encounter in Lucknow’s Thakurganj reveal that the suspect named Saifullah was a devout member of the Kanpur-Lucknow unit of IS's Khorasan module.

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