Gujarat Anti Terror Squad, on Sunday, arrested two individuals from Rajkot and Bhavnagar districts for having alleged links with ISIS.
The two, who are brothers, were in touch with ISIS operatives overseas through social media, police said, adding they have recovered bomb-making material from the two.
They were allegedly planning to carry out blasts at religious places like Chotila.
“Acting on specific information, the Gujarat ATS team has nabbed two suspected terrorists having links with ISIS,” Anti-Terrorism Squad's Deputy Superintendent of Police KK Patel said.
“They are siblings, identified as Waseem and Naeem Ramodiya. While Waseem was arrested from Rajkot, his brother was arrested from Bhavnagar... The ATS formed two teams last night and nabbed them,” he said.
“They were ready with all material to make bombs and were planning to carry out blasts at religious places in the next two days,” Patel said, claiming that a major terrorist attack has been averted with their arrest.
(With inputs from PTI)
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