TTP claims IED attack on army truck near Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway toll plaza
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PESHAWAR: A soldier was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast near a security forces vehicle on the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway toll plaza on Sunday, the Inter-Services Public Relations said.
Eleven soldiers were on board the vehicle, which was partially damaged.
Following the explosion, which was later claimed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) via an email to journalists, the motorway was sealed and aerial surveillance of the area was conducted.
Initial investigations by the Bomb Disposal Squad revealed the IED comprised 4 kilograms of explosive material.
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Jan 03, 2016 01:15pm
May God save our brave soldiers. The terrorists are coward who attack invisibly.
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Jan 03, 2016 01:16pm
The police from Swabi Interchange to Peshawar Motorway Toll Plaza is sleeping........People are always crossing the barbed wire across this stretch of road and robbing people also........my friend got robbed here and the robbers crossed the barbed wires and fled away................need to make this section more secure.......it is my advise to people not to stop their cars on this stretch of motorway and not to give anybody lift.......Try not travelling on this section from 0000 hrs to 0500 hrs.........
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Jan 03, 2016 01:38pm
Most of these people are robbers and claim to be TTP or IS etc etc.
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Jan 03, 2016 03:08pm
TTP whole Pakistan knows who funds them.
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Jan 03, 2016 03:14pm
And why did they seal the whole motorway? The government only knows how to block and seal and ban.
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Jan 03, 2016 03:20pm
@Abdullah Waqas please send an email to Pervez Khatak and Imran Khan. They need to pull up their Police.
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Jan 03, 2016 04:42pm
Sounds fishy ,
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Jan 03, 2016 10:32pm
Its time to keep an eye on KPK govt and their supporters.
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Jan 04, 2016 01:16am
Where is efficient motorway POLICE. At motorway, how IED ambushes the truck or was it a land mine concealed under the motorway which caused damage to the military truck.
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