IED

IED event in Punjab, Layyah District area, Pakistan on Wed 22nd February 2023

22nd February 2023

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The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on February 22 foiled a terrorism bid in Layyah District of Punjab and arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist, reports ARY News. The CTD conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Layyah District, arrested terrorist Abdul Qayyum. In a statement, a CTD spokesperson said that the arrested terrorist wanted to target a sensitive building in Layyah while the raiding team also recovered explosive materials and equipment for making suicide vests from his possession.

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