Explosives defused in Dera Bugti

Published August 25, 2012

QUETTA: A bomb disposal squad defused explosive material in Dera Bugti district’s Pir Koh area.

Police sources said on Saturday that unknown men had placed explosives in Pir Koh to carry out a sabotage act.

Acting on a tip-off, a law enforcement team along with experts from a bomb disposal squad reached the site and defused the explosive device.

Police registered a case and started an investigation into the incident.

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