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Terrorists behind pipe-bomb plot targeting L K Advani held after 30 years

Terrorist Abubacker Siddique, involved in the 2011 pipe-bomb planting attempt during former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's rath yatra in Madurai, was arrested from his hideout in Andhra Pradesh after 30 years, police said on Tuesday. He was involved in several bomb blasts in south India and was arrested by the Tamil Nadu's Anti Terrorism Squad from his hideout in Annamayya district, they said. The police have been searching for Siddique of Nagore for three decades and a reward of Rs 5 lakh was announced for anyone who finds him. Another fugitive Mohammed Ali alias Yunus alias Mansoor of Tirunelveli was also arrested along with the 60-year-old Siddique, police said in a statement here. "They were involved in multiple bomb blasts and communal murders and have been evading the police dragnet for three decades," the statement said. They were arrested following a tip-off and with the assistance from the central intelligence agencies that were tracking the terrorists for a long ...

Terrorists behind pipe-bomb plot targeting L K Advani held after 30 years
Updated On : 01 Jul 2025 | 9:09 PM IST

Tamil Nadu: Two 'pipe bombs' found in cement factory in Tirunelveli

The Tamil Nadu Police on Wednesday morning found two 'pipe bombs' in a cement factory in Tirunelveli

Tamil Nadu: Two 'pipe bombs' found in cement factory in Tirunelveli
Updated On : 23 Jun 2021 | 9:35 AM IST

Man who sent pipe bombs to several Trump critics, Democrats arrested by FBI

Sayoc, who has a criminal history, faces up to 58 years in prison

Man who sent pipe bombs to several Trump critics, Democrats arrested by FBI
Updated On : 27 Oct 2018 | 8:56 AM IST