Police bomb squad officer dies defusing IED in Waziristan
Police said the officer had already defused one device in Sararogha when a second explosive went off, and the assistant head of the squad later died of his injuries.
A police bomb disposal officer was killed on Saturday, November 7, in Sararogha, Upper South Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Police said he had defused one IED before another explosive device detonated as he tried to neutralise it.
District Police Officer Ashfaq Khan said the assistant head of the squad was critically injured and later died.
The incident happened in north-western Pakistan, where the province's police bomb squads handle explosive devices.