Militant arrested in hunt for church massacre gunmen

A member of a Pakistan militant Islamic group has been arrested in connection with the massacre of 16 people at a Protestant church service.

A member of a Pakistan militant Islamic group has been arrested in connection with the massacre of 16 people at a Protestant church service.

Shafiq ur-Rehman, a member of the extremist Sipah-e-Sahaba, is believed to have provided unspecified support to the six masked gunmen who massacred 15 worshippers and one Muslim police guard at St Dominic's Church in Behawalpur.

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