Uttar Pradesh ATS nabbed two terrorists hours after linked with Al-Qaeda in Lucknow. The Bihar Police officials on July 11, 2021 issued an alert in the state of identifying terrorists.

The Special Branch of Bihar Police and CID asked authorities to remain alert in all sensitive and state border area. On Sunday afternoon, two terrorists of the Al-Qaeda-supported Ansar Ghazwatul Hind were arrested from the outskirts of Lucknow. The senior officials said they were planning explosions, including using human bombs at several places in Uttar Pradesh. Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said "Minhaz Ahmed and Maseeruddin were apprehended by the state police's Anti-Terrorist Squad and a huge amount of explosive was also seized from their houses," during a media briefing. In further investigation it was known that they were planning to unleash terror activities before August 15 in different cities of the state including Lucknow.

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Kumar, in addition said that Minhaz Ahmed is a resident of Lucknow's Dubagga area, Maseeruddin is a resident of Lucknow's Madiaon area. Both were planning for attacks on the instructions of Umar Halmandi, the head of the Uttar Pradesh module of the Al-Qaeda.

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