KHYBER: An explosive device, placed at police checkpoint was defused here at Charwazai, tehsil Landi Kotal on Wednesday.
District Police Officer(DPO) Khyber, Saleem Abbas Kulachvi informed that unknown miscreants had fixed Improvised Explosive devices, fitted in ghee cane and placed them adjacent to the outer wall of Charwazai police check post to blow it.
However, on timely response, the threat was averted and the mal-design of the anti-social elements was foiled, he added.
Soon after the information, the police officials along with the Bomb Disposal Squad rushed to the spot, evacuated the check post, and defused it, DPO said.
He further added that an investigation was launched to trace the culprits and security measures were further boosted up in the area.
