Pakistan: Bomb found in Karachi-bound Awami Express defused

A major tragedy was averted when a bomb was recovered from one of the bogies of Karachi-bound Awami Express train on Friday, police and railways officials said.

According to details, a suspicious bag containing switches and wires was spotted under the seat numbers 71 and 72 in the coach number 5 of the Awami Express train which was coming from Peshawar. The Bomb Disposal Squad was immediately called and during the search of the bag, an IED bomb was recovered.