Explosive device defused in Hangu

HANGU: The police on Tuesday claimed foiling a terror bid by defusing an explosive device, official sources said.

The Bomb Disposal Unit Hangu In-charge Jaffar Hussain said the staff rushed to the Kotaki area after receiving report that some miscreants had planted an explosive device on the Hangu-Tall main road. It had been fitted with a time device.

The official said the device weighed 1,500 kg and was defused successfully. He thought the possible target was a convoy of the security or law-enforcement forces.