BANNU: Police foiled a possible terrorist attack by killing a suspected militant and recovered a suicide jacket, hand grenade and a pistol from his possession here on Sunday.

DSP Headquarters, Sanaullah Khan told media persons that, in the pursuance the directives of IGP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police started a campaign against unregistered motorcycles in the city.

During the checking of vehicles at Hameedi Road, police signaled a suspected motorcyclist but he bypassed the check post and tried to escape.

When a police party chased him, he started firing on the team near Ghoriwala area. The police returned fire on the man.

In ensuing firing, the suspect lobbed a hand grenade on police party and killed himself by detonating the explosives he had.

Bomb Disposable Unit also recovered a suicide jacket and a hand grenade from the mutilated body of the attacker.

Police have registered a case to initiate a probe into the incident while the body of the suicide bomber has been shifted to District Headquarters Hospital Bannu.