QUETTA: Security forces thwarted an attempted terrorist attack on Friday, killing a possible suicide bomber during an exchange of gunfire, while another attacker was immolated during a search operation in the Loralai area.
Two Frontier Corps soldiers, Abdul Latif and Mohammad Sharif, were also injured in the incident and then moved to the Combined Military Hospital, Loralai.
Official sources said FC personnel posted at a checkpoint in the Killi Kawar area on the outskirts of the city of Loralai, near Loralai University, told two men who were riding a motorcycle to stop. But instead of stopping, they opened fire on security forces.
According to sources, the suspects tried to escape and took refuge near a seasonal river. Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.
During the next encounter, an alleged suicide bomber was killed while another detonated the explosives attached to his jacket.
An official from the Anti-Terrorism Department, who had joined the paramilitary soldiers in the operation, said both militants wore suicide jackets and apparently planned to attack some important place in Loralai.
However, he said, security forces had thwarted the terrorist attempt by taking immediate action against suicide bombers.
Authorities said weapons and ammunition were seized, including grenades, AK-47 assault rifles and rounds.
The Bomb Elimination Squad collected evidence of the site.
Loralai has witnessed half a dozen terrorist attacks this year that have claimed the lives of more than a dozen people, including police personnel. The Frontier Corps training center, the DIG office and Police Lines were among the places to which it was headed in Loralai.
Published on Dawn, October 19, 2019
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1511686/two-would-be-suicide-bombers-killed-in-clash-with-soldiers-in-loralai