Wasal said he rushed to the site and defused the bomb, which was planted against the boundary wall. PHOTO: FILE
BANNU:
Two bombs planted near separate houses in Ghoriwala and Sorani areas of Bannu district were defused by the bomb disposal squad (BDS) on Wednesday.
BDS in-charge of the district, Wasal Khan said he was informed at around 9am by Ghoriwala police official Khalid Khan about a bomb spotted near Samander Khan’s house.
Wasal said he rushed to the site and defused the bomb, which was planted against the boundary wall. Samander told the police he has a personal dispute, claiming his rivals were behind the incident.
Another bomb was defused by Wasal at around 1pm in Boza Khel area of Surani in the limits of Basya Khel police station.
Wasal said a pedestrian spotted a bomb outside a deserted house and informed the police, after which the BDS was called. Five kilogrammes of explosives were used in the device, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 13th, 2013.
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The security forces fail another time. No, but we will chase innocents very actively.
Why don't the security services stop these kinds of attacks instead of running after innocents.