Alleged mastermind of Quetta Kirani Road blast arrested

QUETTA, Pakistan (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Security forces claimed to have arrested the mastermind of Saturday’s bomb blast, which 84 Shia Muslims killed, at Quetta’s Kirani Road in a targeted operation conducted early on Tuesday in Killi Qambrani area in outskirts of Quetta.According to media reports, six other suspects were also arrested alongside the alleged mastermind, all of whom belonged to a banned organisation.The arrested suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location for further investigations.TV channels reported sources as claiming that a large number of arms, explosive materials, detonators and ammunition were also recovered from the suspects.Moreover, four suspected terrorists were killed in an encounter with the security forces. The bodies were shifted to the Civil Hospital.On Saturday, a bomb attack targeting Shia Muslims in the main bazaar of Quetta killed at least 84 people, including women and children, and injured about 200 others. According to the police, most of the victims were Hazara Shias.A spokesman for the outlawed Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the bombing.On January 10, a twin bomb attack at a crowded billiard hall killed more than 90 people, mostly Shia Muslims, in Quetta, which is the capital of Balochistan province. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi said it carried out the bombing.