Approximately 65,000 spectators were expected at each of the shows set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

South African Police Services spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker confirmed that bomb squad technicians identified an explosive home-made device made from commercial explosives at the mosque site with a length of fuse, but it had not been set to go off.

It is believed that two to three terrorists have been trapped by the security forces in the dense forests.

On Wednesday, a joint team comprising police, the Army's 13RR(Rashtriya Rifles), and the CRPF conducted a cordon and search operation in Bandipora's Renji forest region after receiving specific information regarding the presence of at least two and three terrorists.

Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing more than 60 people, injuring over 100 and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack, according to media reports.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivered a passionate address on Friday evening, urging Britain to safeguard its democracy amid concerns of rising extremism.

The other arrested militants belong to TTP, Al-Qaeda, and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, all of which are the banned organistions. 

The terrorist who killed two labourers from Punjab here last week has been arrested, a senior Jammu and Kashmir Police officer said on Tuesday.

“Amrit Pal and Rohit Masih, both residents of Punjab, were attacked by terrorists in the Shalla Kadal area of Srinagar on Wednesday evening. While Pal succumbed to his injuries immediately, Masih also succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning at SKIMS, Soura,” said officials.

Unidentified terrorists attacked Laachi toll plaza in Kohat district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday morning.