BDS officer killed during an attempt to defuse an IED in K
A Bomb Disposal Squad officer was killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, while attempting to defuse an improvised explosive device. The incident occurred in an abandoned police check post following a recent surge in militant activity in the region.
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Underscores the ongoing security challenges and the high cost of counter-terrorism efforts in Pakistan's border regions.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> The martyred (encircled red) BDS officer with peers. Photo: Police/file A member of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was killed while defusing an improvised explosive device (IED) in Khyber-Paktunkhwa's (K-P) Hassan Khel tehsil on Tuesday.
Police spokesperson Muhammad Alam told The Express Tribune that BDS officer Khaista Rahman was attempting to neutralise an IED in the jurisdiction of Hassan Khel Police Station when it exploded, killing him on the spot.
The spokesperson said the IED was placed inside an abandoned police check post in Faqeeri Banar and the BDS officer was attempting to defuse the device following a tip-off received by the police.
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