PESHAWAR: The Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) has defused an explosive device near a car bargain center in Patang Chowk area on the Ring Road.
According to police on Monday, an explosive device weighing about two kilograms was installed near a car bargain center in Patang Chowk. Taking immediate action by BDU personnel device was safely defused on the point.
However, according to sources, the car bargain center was the apparent target as the owner had received calls from Afghan numbers demanding extortion. A senior police officer said the car bargain center’s owner told that he had, blocked the Afghan number from which he was receiving calls, but did not report it to the police. The device was a pipe bomb having a timer, a detonator, and ball bearings.
Furthermore, The Counter-Terrorism Department registered FIR and started further investigations into the matter.
