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     The UP Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested two terrorists linked to Al Qaeda from Kakori on the outskirts of Lucknow on Sunday in a major operation. The terrorists were reportedly hiding in a house in Kakori's Dubagga area. Acting on the intelligence input, a team led by IG ATS, GK Goswami closed in on their location and arrested the terrorists from a house that belongs to one Shahid.

The ATS IG did not reveal the names of the ultras and said that further details would be disclosed after interrogation. The ATS team had been working on it for some time as it had received a tip-off about their presence and was tracking them for the past week. Two pressure-cooker bombs, a detonator, and 6 to 7 kilograms of explosives have been recovered from the house, as per the sources.
         

The sources further stated that the arrested persons were in touch with people across the border. Suspicious material being brought out of a house in Kakori's Dubagga area where terror suspects are present. Lucknow ATS is carrying out the operation, commandos present at the spot.

'Terrorists planned to target BJP leaders'

The initial investigation has revealed that the terrorists had planned to target a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and some senior leaders of the saffron party in Lucknow, IANS quoted ATS sources as saying.

The nearby houses have been evacuated and a bomb disposal squad has been called in to search the entire area for explosives. A strong contingent of security forces along with top officials from various agencies have reached the spot.