85 people detained in Lahore

By IANS,

Lahore : Lahore police detained 85 people in raids conducted here in the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, following a terror alert that militants could carry out attacks during Friday prayers, police said.


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Police set up check posts at Lahore’s entry and exit points and conducted strict checks of vehicles, a police officer, Chaudhry Shafiq, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.

Over 70 people were killed and at least 100 injured in attacks May 28 on two places of worship of a minority group.

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