IED

IED event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Bannu District area, Pakistan on Tue 18th November 2025

18th November 2025

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A terrorist was killed when terrorists’ bid to blow up a bridge in Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa failed on November 18 when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated prematurely while it was being installed, reports Dawn. Amir Khan, the spokesperson for the District Police Office (DPO) in Bannu said that two terrorists intended to blow up Doghoda Bridge. He said that one of them died on the spot when the IED detonated prematurely while it was being installed. The other terrorist was injured and escaped the scene, he added. The process for the identification of the dead terrorist had also been initiated, he said.

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