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Two held over UK boy's kidnapping | Two held over UK boy's kidnapping |
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Two men have been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of kidnapping five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed. | |
Pakistan police say they arrested the men in Jhelum, the same city where the boy, who is from Oldham in Greater Manchester, was kidnapped on 4 March. | |
They said they recovered belongings stolen from the Saeed family home and weapons and explosives. | |
Police said the arrested men were wanted in connection with the murders of up to 22 people. | Police said the arrested men were wanted in connection with the murders of up to 22 people. |
Regional police chief Aslam Tareen said the kidnapping was opportunistic. | Regional police chief Aslam Tareen said the kidnapping was opportunistic. |
He said the gang believed to have carried out the kidnapping had been looking for houses to burgle when they found the gate of Sahil's grandmother's house open. | He said the gang believed to have carried out the kidnapping had been looking for houses to burgle when they found the gate of Sahil's grandmother's house open. |
Sahil's father had previously said the family had opened the door as they were preparing to load a car. | |
Mr Tareem said the idea for the kidnapping took place "there and then" and that they decided to take the boy "all of a sudden". | |
The BBC's correspondent Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad said the two suspects arrested were believed to have kidnapped others previously. | |
He said among the items that were recovered was a rocket launcher, grenades, guns and explosives. | |
Sahil was released unharmed on 16 March after his family paid a £110,000 ransom to the kidnappers. | |
Three other people have already appeared in court in Spain charged over the kidnapping. Two others were arrested in Paris. |