Rangers foil terrorism bid, kill suspected militant in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: A suspected terrorist was shot dead while another escaped in an encounter with Rangers as the paramilitary force claimed foiling a major terrorist act here on Friday.

The police spokesman told the media that the incident occurred near Amani Shah graveyard in Latifabad Unit 11.

He said that two suspicious persons riding a motorbike were stopped for snap checking but they tried to escape and attempted to throw a hand grenade on the Ranger's mobile.

The Rangers personnel timely responded to the attack in which one of them was killed but the other suspect escaped.

The spokesman said that a suicide vest was also recovered from the slain suspected terrorist. The Bomb Disposal Squad has been called to defuse the jacket.

The suspect's body is yet to be shifted to the civil Hospital for postmortem.