{"id":27889,"date":"2025-11-18T09:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=27889"},"modified":"2025-11-18T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T09:04:12","slug":"ied-explodes-prematurely-in-bannu-kills-terrorist-planting-bomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=27889","title":{"rendered":"IED explodes prematurely in Bannu, kills terrorist planting bomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>One terrorist was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) he was installing near Doh Ghoda Bridge in Bannu detonated prematurely on Tuesday, while his injured accomplice fled towards a nearby residential area, police said.<\/p>\n<p>No civilian casualties were reported, and the bridge, a key route for travellers from Bannu and Miranshah to Peshawar, remained undamaged. The area has been cordoned off, and a search operation is underway to apprehend the injured terrorist.<\/p>\n<p>Read: FC soldier freed by terrorists in Bannu<\/p>\n<p>Police collected evidence at the scene and are working to identify the deceased terrorist. The bridge, located about 2km from Bannu city in the village of Sorani, sits within a densely populated area with schools and office buildings nearby. Police said the attack appeared aimed at disrupting connectivity to Peshawar.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: K-P forces kill five terrorists in Bannu, Lakki Marwat raid<\/p>\n<p>Bannu Region Deputy Inspector General of Police Sajad Khan said the police responded swiftly to prevent a major disaster. \u201cThe search for the injured terrorist has been intensified, and we urge citizens to report any suspicious individuals or activities immediately,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operates separate command groups across different regions. In Bannu and surrounding areas, the TTP sub-group Gul Bahar, led by commander Gul Bahar, is believed to be responsible for the attempted attack.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One terrorist was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) he was installing near Doh Ghoda Bridge in Bannu detonated prematurely on Tuesday, while his injured accomplice fled towards a nearby residential area, police said. No civilian casualties were reported, and the bridge, a key route for travellers from Bannu and Miranshah to Peshawar, remained [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27889\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}