CTD defuses bike-planted IED bomb in Quetta

QUETTA: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Balochistan claimed to have defused an IED bomb planted in a motorcycle in an operation conducted on a tip-off in Quetta. One alleged terrorist of a banned organization was also apprehended during the operation.

According to a statement issued by the Spokesperson for CTD, Balochistan on Sunday, staff of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), intercepted a suspicious motorcycle on a tip-off in Quetta. Upon checking, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found planted in the motorcycle. One alleged terrorist namely Nizam-ud-Din alias Khalid, key member of a eight-member terrorist group of a banned organization, was also apprehended during the operation conducted in Quetta on a tip-off provided by an informer.

Spokesperson added that bomb planted in the motorcycle was defused by the staff of Bomb Disposal Squad, Balochistan, adding that during investigation, the alleged terrorist confessed that he was intending to carry out terrorist activity either near High Court of Balochistan, Session Court, Frontier Corps Balochistan or Balochistan Police.

The alleged terrorist during interrogation further confessed to have carried out several terrorist acts along with his other accomplices, including suicide attack on DIG (Teli), Hamid Shakeel, IED blasts on RRG’s truck and FC’s truck on Meconghy Road, suicide attack in the car parking lot of Quetta Serena Hotel, IED blast near the truck of Pakistan Army parked near BA Mal, Quetta, IED attack near the truck of Balochistan Constabulary (BC) on University Chowk, Sariab Road, Quetta. During investigation, it revealed that the said alleged terrorist group was involved in carrying out IED blast planted in a motorcycle outside Bukhari center, Qandhari Bazar, Quetta.

Detained terrorist also confessed to have carried out IED blast outside the entrance gate of Government Science College, Quetta after the public meeting of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Nazreyati), besides his involvement in the target killing of Hazara community persons’ in a shop at Fatima Jinnah road area of Quetta. Spokesperson for CTD, Balochistan said that raids were being conducted for apprehending other members of the alleged terrorist group.