By Mohammad Asghar in Dawn, November 8th, 2023
RAWALPINDI: A device containing 1,510 grams of explosives was found abandoned in Gorakhpur near Adiala jail on Tuesday.
The explosive device was packed in a bag along with four pieces of electric lead, a time fuse, safety fuse as well as a circuit card.
The bag was found by scavengers who later placed it near a grocery shop and left.
Shortly after, the police emergency services 15 received a call from a shopkeeper who informed them about the suspicious device.
A bomb disposal squad was dispatched along with police to the spot who then cordoned off the area.
Besides, bomb disposal experts, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Special Branch officials also reached the scene and defused the device.
According to a bomb disposal expert, it was a ‘double operator’ device, which meant that it could be operated through remote control and also as a time device.
The CTD has registered a case against unidentified persons and launched an investigation.
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