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Terror-bid foiled in north-west Pakistan as 5.5 kg bomb defused

The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) after an intelligence information recovered a remote-controlled bomb planted on a roadside in Janikhel area of Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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PESHAWAR: Pakistani security forces on Saturday foiled a terror bid by defusing a 5.5 kg bomb planted on a roadside in northwest Pakistan.

The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) after an intelligence information recovered a remote-controlled bomb planted on a roadside in Janikhel area of Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and neutralised the explosive.

Police said that the bomb was planted for a big terror activity by unknown terrorists, however quick action by the security forces averted the sabotage attempt. The improvised explosive device weighing 5.5 kg was also filled with Shrapnel to cause maximum damage.

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