Bomb alert in Peshawar terrifies citizens!

PESHAWAR: Security officials foiled a terror bid to target students and troops in the city here today.

According to sources, the Peshawar police officials spotted an improvised explosive device (IED) along the wall of school under the garbage.

Later, the bomb disposal squad defused the bomb, which could have caused a great amount of damage.

The security personnel defused the same kind of device earlier this year implanted alongside the road to target a police mobile at Aman Chowk.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.