Pakistan Police claimed to have made a 'significant breakthrough' by detaining four militants in connection with the Karachi bus attack incident in which 45 Shia Ismaili Muslims were killed by IS militants, a media report said today.
"Four suspects have been detained on charges of their involvement in the killings of Shia Ismaili community members," an investigating sleuth who is the member of a high- level probe body was quoted by Dawn as saying.
The officer, who wished not to be named, said that they considered the detention of the four suspects as a 'significant breakthrough' in the investigation, which might help them ascertain the identity and motive of the attackers.
Asked about the possible affiliation of the suspects, the officer said that "all I can share at this moment is that they are militants who belonged to a banned outfit".
On May 13, Kalashnikov-wielding militants donning police uniforms had gunned down 45 Shia Ismaili Muslims, including 16 women, shooting them in the head as they attacked their bus in Pakistan's volatile Karachi city in the latest sectarian violence claimed by the dreaded ISIS terror group.
