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Three suspected suicide bombers killed in Peshawar as jacket 'accidentally explodes'

Ali Akbar Published May 20, 2016
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PESHAWAR: Three suspected suicide bombers on a motorcycle were killed when a suicide jacket carried by one of them accidentally exploded early Friday morning in Peshawar's Regi Lalma area, police said.

Superintendent Police Cantonment Kashif said the men were taking a suicide attacker to a target in Peshawar when the suicide jacket exploded. All three motorcyclists died on the spot.

The incident comes days after two remote-controlled roadside bombs killed one constable and injured 17 others.

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Mohammed Sattar
May 20, 2016 12:42pm
If true, then good riddance
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Speaksense
May 20, 2016 01:31pm
How can these terrorist freely roam around city area on bike.
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prafulla shrivastava
May 20, 2016 04:27pm
Taliban again is rising in Pakistan, it will destroy peace of common man, so be aware & keep strict control on law & orders. Try to educate common man to be careful.
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visionary
May 20, 2016 04:40pm
Karma at its best !!
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Maisam Ali
May 20, 2016 04:43pm
NAP is taking nap.
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Waseem Sarwar
May 20, 2016 04:50pm
Take their DNA and keep a close look at their families and friends but I am sure that most of them would be Afghan nationals. For lord's sake, send all Afghans back to their country and wire the whole border with them.
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Battleaxe
May 20, 2016 04:50pm
Great news
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Tamil Guru
May 20, 2016 05:01pm
People riding around the city in explosive jackets. What is the police doing?.
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Alam
May 20, 2016 05:03pm
Since the suspect were killed accidentally the file is closed. No information about investigation as surely the police have found the owner of the motorcycle from number plate.
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Iftikhar Husain
May 20, 2016 05:14pm
These beasts are still live and kicking how to get rid of them any suggestions.
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PAKISTAN ZINDABAD
May 20, 2016 05:21pm
@Speaksense Police don't give them Protocol, that is why.
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JATT
May 20, 2016 05:38pm
Good
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Hamaad
May 20, 2016 06:14pm
Case must not be closed. Rather investigation must be completed to identify what their target was; so that no replacements are sent.
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Abdulla Hussain
May 20, 2016 06:31pm
Wrath of GOD on them
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Yawar
May 20, 2016 08:13pm
Complete identities and bios of all three (names, photographs, addresses, schools/madrassahs, mosques, etc.) must be disclosed to the public. If the police is not willing to do this, then how can the police expect the public to provide them information the could lead to their arrest?
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Shah
May 20, 2016 08:26pm
Must be Afghan nationals. Send these people back home. Enough is enough.
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Your Dady
May 20, 2016 09:40pm
@Shah same frustration happenes to us when we heard of terrorist attack from cross borders. Common people like u and me gonna suffer and nothing gonna stop them. #Peace
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JQ
May 20, 2016 10:49pm
Hahahahaha!!!!!
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peace_on_earth
May 21, 2016 12:38am
full investigation who they were and who were their supporters. Catch them all!
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Ahmar
May 21, 2016 01:15am
@Shah I agree but there are too many of them. The government is incompetent... Suggest how please?
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Justice
May 21, 2016 03:12am
KP government should conduct door -to-door search to catch and kill these heartless terrorists. This is only way to save innocent's lives.
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L.Ahmad
May 21, 2016 07:13am
@Mohammed Sattar Well an honourable citizen needs no suicide jacket.
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