Police arrest 3 armed men from Lahore ATC's parking lot.

Special Branch Police claimed to have arrested three armed men from the parking lot of the Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday.

According to security officials posted at the ATC, the three suspects were waiting in a car in the parking area for as of yet undetermined reasons, from where they were arrested by police personnel. The suspects were identified as Mohammad Amin, Mohammad Shahbaz and Mohammad Naeem and handed over to the Race Course Police Station by the Special Branch officers.

Two pistols and four fully loaded magazines were found in their possession according to the security officials.

Police officials said the FIR hadn't been registered yet and that the suspects were being interrogated to ascertain the reason for their presence at the court premises.

Last week, police had arrested seven men who were carrying a large cache of weapons outside the district and sessions court next to Baba Ground in Lahore. A spokesperson for the Lahore police had said in a statement that five rifles, five pistols and 700 bullets were seized from the seven men.

There have been several incidents of shootings inside courtrooms in Lahore and elsewhere...

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