Overview
- An IED exploded prematurely near the Doh/Doa Ghoda Bridge in Sorani, Bannu, killing the operative and causing no civilian casualties or structural damage.
- Police cordoned the area and launched a search to capture an injured accomplice who fled toward a nearby residential area.
- Investigators identified the dead suspect as Ziad, also known as Hamza, who they say orchestrated targeted killings of police and CTD personnel and was skilled in assembling IEDs.
- Officers recovered a pistol, ammunition, and bomb-making materials from the blast site as part of the ongoing investigation.
- Local reporting links the attempt to the TTP’s Gul Bahar sub-group operating in Bannu, with the incident following the recent mass-casualty attack in Islamabad that heightened security tensions.