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Terrorist blows himself up as railway bomb plot foiled in Jhelum

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.

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.