| Bannu police seized three jackets intended for use in suicide attacks from a Lahore-bound bus on Saturday. District Police Officer Dr Mazharul Haq Kakakhel told Daily Times that police checked the bus on a tip off, and found the jackets packed in luggage belonging to tableeghis. Each jacket was primed with explosive bars and detonators. According to the DPO, each jacket contains six rocket shells filled with plastic explosives. He said it is not clear whether the jackets were being sent to Lahore or were intended for somewhere else. According to Saddar police SHO Tahir Khan, the two people carrying the dangerous baggage managed to escape. He said they were both between 30 and 33 years old. “One of the persons jumped from the deck of the bus to escape, showing that they were well trained,” he added. |