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Bomb defused in Pakistan's Peshawar city
A terror plot was foiled today as the Bomb Disposal Squad defused a five-kilogram bomb planted near an under-construction flyover in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan.
Peshawar: A terror plot was foiled today as the Bomb Disposal Squad defused a five-kilogram bomb planted near an under-construction flyover in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan.The bomb disposal squad was called in after information of a bomb was received.[caption id="attachment_1355159" align="alignleft" width="380"]
Pakistani police forces. AFP image[/caption]The squad reached the spot and defused the explosive device which was fitted with a timer and weighed five kilograms, police sources added.The area was cordoned off as a probe into the incident went underway.PTI
First Published:Jan 23, 2014, 11:26:37 IST
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