Police arrest 27 suspected criminals in Kabul

The Afghan National Police (ANP) on Sunday announced the arrest of 27 suspected criminals in Kabul in the past 48 days. The arrested persons were involved in murder cases, armed robberies, possession of illegal weapons, sale of narcotics, car theft and other crimes in the city, Xinhua news agency quoted the ANP as saying in a statement. The ANP confiscated seven hand guns, and the operations were part of the preventive measures to ensure a high level of security and safety in Kabul. Last week, Kabul witnessed a series of blasts targeting passenger buses that have led to increasing concerns and panic among the local residents of the Afghan capital city. On June 3, four civilians, including a female journalist and her mother, were killed and five others wounded when a mini-bus was struck by a sticky improvised bomb in Pul-i-Sokhta of Police District 6. The blast came hours after a bomb hit a mini-bus in the same district, killing four people and injuring four others. (IANS)

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