30 Hizb ut-Tahrir men arrested

Police arrested 30 activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir near Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Juma prayers yesterday.

The Tahrir men were holding a rally to commemorate 'Badar Day', blocking the traffic on the road in front of the mosque.

On information, law enforcers and intelligence personnel took position before the prayer time. As 300 activists gathered outside the mosque, they swooped on them and took away banners, festoons and leaflets from their possession.

A scuffle broke out as some of the activists tried to free their fellows being held by police. Seven policemen were injured when the activists attacked the law enforcers, said a DMP press release.

The activists claimed that the law enforcers intercepted their rally without any provocation and detained them without reason.