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Delhi Police arrests 2 suspected ISIS operatives plotting attack in capital

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Delhi Police has arrested two suspected ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning a terror strike in a high-footfall area of the national capital, an official said on Friday.

The accused, both named Adnan and hailing from Bhopal, were arrested based on specific intelligence inputs following a coordinated operation in Delhi’s Sadiq Nagar and Bhopal, a senior police officer said.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were associated with the ISIS, and were in the process of planning a major terror strike in Delhi. Electronic devices and incriminating materials have been seized from their possession,” the officer said.

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The suspects are being interrogated to ascertain their network and the extent of their plans, police said.

“The arrests have averted a possible terror attack in Delhi,” the officer said.

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