IED

IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dera Ismail Khan area, Pakistan on Tue 25th October 2022

25th October 2022

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Two alleged suicide bombers were killed after an intense exchange of fire as they attempted to attack a peace committee chief, Noor Alam Mehsud, at Irfan Colony on Dera Ismail Khan-Bannu road in Dera Ismail Khan town (Dera Ismail Khan District) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 25, reports Dawn. Police said the attackers, wearing explosive jackets, came in a motorcycle-rickshaw and tried to attack the office of Noor Alam Mehsud. The Police, which had intelligence information about a possible suicide attack on Noor Alam Mehsud, intercepted the attackers. In the subsequent exchange of fire with the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) personnel, the alleged suicide bombers were killed, District Police spokesperson Imtiaz Baloch said.

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