Bomb defused in Pakistan's Peshawar city

Peshawar: A terror plot was foiled today as the Bomb Disposal Squad defused a five-kilogram bomb planted near an under-construction flyover in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. The bomb disposal squad was called in after information of a bomb was received. [caption id=“attachment_1355159” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Pakistani police forces. AFP image[/caption] The squad reached the spot and defused the explosive device which was fitted with a timer and weighed five kilograms, police sources added. The area was cordoned off as a probe into the incident went underway. PTI