Would-be teen suicide bomber arrested

RAWALPINDI: Security forces foiled a suicide bombing attempt early Monday morning in Nowshera and arrested the would-be bomber, the ISPR said in a statement.




The ISPR statement said a youth, aged 17 or 18 years, reportedly wearing a jacket packed with 10-15 kilogrammes of explosives, was spotted by two junior officers of the School of Artillery, when he was about to target a forces' convoy. The officers "daringly got hold" of the youth, the statement said. However, senior police official Akhtar Ali told AP, "Swift action by the police yielded the arrest of the boy." staff report/ap