Peshawar: Police foil terror bid, alleged terrorist killed

By ONLINE
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May 10, 2016

PESHAWAR: The police foiled a major terror bid after killing an alleged terrorist and recovered a suicide jacket from a hotel room in Peshawar.

Police, during the search operation, conducted routine checking in a room of a local hotel of Dabgari Gardens area on Tuesday morning where the suspect started firing at the police party from inside his room.

The personnel retaliated and hurled a gas bomb inside the room. The alleged terrorist was killed in exchange of fire.

Police claimed to have recovered a suicide vest from the room.

According to sources, the deceased was identified as Yahya hailing from Waziristan while he was residing in room number 204 at the fourth floor of a local hotel.

The police have started further investigation over the incident.