A bomb disposal squad on Monday foiled a possible bid of terrorism by defusing an explosive device planted in a motorcycle, which was parked on Tariq Road.
According to the bomb disposal squad, it was a time bomb weighing over two kilograms. The bomb was concealed inside the toolbox of the motorcycle.
Talking to journalists, counter-terrorism department’s (CTD) Inspector Sarwar Commando claimed that they had received intelligence reports about possible bids of terrorism at three different places in the metropolis.
BDS In-charge Ghulam Mustafa said that the time bomb was attached with a magnet on the motorcycle parked outside a restaurant on Tariq Road. Taking action on a tip-off, they rushed to the site and defused the bomb.
Earlier on December 15, the bomb disposal squad (BDS) officials had defused a ‘remote-controlled explosive device’ attached with a magnet from a vehicle near Bilawal Chowrangi in the metropolis.
Two unidentified men on a motorcycle had planted ‘a remote-controlled explosive device attached with a magnet’ on a vehicle parked near Bilawal Chowrangi (roundabout) in Karachi.