Pakistan
Deobandi suicide bomber, facilitator arrested as terror bid foiled in Bannu
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) has foiled a major terror bid and arrested a suicide bomber along with facilitator during a raid in Bannu, CTD sources said.
They further said acting on a tip-off, CTD officials arrested one suicide bomber and his facilitator during raid. One suicide jacket, one hand grenade and ammunition were recovered from the custody of the arrested terrorist.
The arrested terrorist was identified as Amjad Nawaz who belongs to Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Later, bomb disposal squad (BDS) defused the explosives and suicide jacket.