FR Peshawar: Two killed during security forces raid

The accused homeowners exchanged fire for several hours.

PESHAWAR: Two people were killed while two officials were injured after security forces exchanged fire during a raid on a house in Ali Khel, Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar.

Residents told The Express Tribune a contingent of security forces raided the house of  a man identified as Fazal on Wednesday morning. It is said the homeowners put up a fight and offered tough resistance. Both sides exchanged fire for several hours, following which two residents were killed and two officials were injured.

“The two killed could not be identified as their faces were burnt,” said one of the men from Ali Khel. He added at least four people were arrested by security forces and shifted to an undisclosed location.

According to residents, Fazal had a personal dispute with another group and after the Taliban established their presence in the area, Fazal involved them to end his rivalry.

“The man had a bloody feud in which militants declared ceasefire months ago,” shared a residents. He alleged Fazal had been blamed in the past for being involved in kidnappings for ransom.

Bombs defused

Police and the bomb disposal squad (BDS) defused two remote-controlled explosive devices in Secretary Pul and Sarband on Wednesday.

The first device, defused in Secretary Pul, had been planted by a roadside. The eight-kilogramme bomb was spotted and the BDS was called in to neutralise it.

Another roadside bomb, weighing 10kg, was defused near the Sarband Canal.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2013.