PAKISTAN

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Police on Tuesday foiled a plan to carry out terrorism in Peshawar by killing two alleged terrorists.

The police said that they were informed about the presence of suspected terrorists, who were planting a bomb near a Jamia mosque located at Owazai roundabout in the outskirts of Peshawar.

Meanwhile, a large contingent of police reached the scene to nab the suspects, who opened firing and hurled hand grenades. However, the police retaliated and killed the armed men.

The bomb disposal squad defused was called to defuse the bomb.

According to local sources, one suspect was identified as a local militant Wasif. An army uniform and weapons were also recovered from his house.