Civil Defence Bomb Disposal Squad on Tuesday defused six live rockets found in two houses. The Bomb Disposal Squad received information that there are four rockets in the house of Iftikhar Ahmad, a resident of Mirjal village, Zafarwal tehsil.
After receiving information, the squad reached the spot and defused all four rockets. The second phone call to the squad came from Waheed of Rupo Chak. The caller said that there are two rockets in the house. The squad reached the spot and destroyed both the rockets and took them into custody.
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Source: Dawn News
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