Terrorist blows himself up as railway bomb plot foiled in Jhelum

A terror bid on the outskirts of the city in Domeli Mor was foiled by police Thursday morning when a terrorist, during an encounter with police, blew himself up, police said.

The terrorist had tried to plant explosives on railway tracks near Grand Trunk Road when a citizen reported the ‘suspicious individual’ to motorway police, police said.

When the police approached the suspect, he exchanged fire with the officers before blowing himself up with a hand grenade, District Information Officer Awais confirmed.

Police recovered a hand grenade and two pistols from the terrorist.

A heavy contingent of police, along with the District Police Officer, reached the site of the explosion and cordoned off the area. A search operation is under way.