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India-Pakistan
Army chief lauds guard who averted Quetta suicide blast attempt
2015-07-21
[Pak Daily Times] Army chief General Raheel Sharif paid tributes to the valour and sacrifice of a private security guard, Talib Hussain, who averted a suicide kaboom attempt late on Friday night in Quetta.

"Talib Hussain daringly challenged the jacket wallah and averted a big disaster when the bomb went kaboom! prematurely," an Inter Services Public Relations statement said. "He was on duty as security guard at Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University when a suicide bomber tried to enter inside," the statement added. Talib Hussain lost his life but saved many other precious lives.

At least two people were killed when a suicide bomber attempted to blow himself up near Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University on Brewery road in Quetta. The security guards, including Talib Hussain, had intercepted a suspect who wanted to enter the Eidul Fitr shopping market in Hazara Town. On being asked to stop, the bomber reportedly detonated the explosives, killing two people.

According to officials the bomber was aged between 18-20 years of age and was wearing a full body veil. He was carrying around eight kilogrammes of explosives. Brewery road has high security arrangements because of the Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University and its proximity to Hazara Town.
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