A suicide bomber shot killed trying to reach Shiite Mosque

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Hazara Town residents gunned down a suicide bomber who along with his accomplices was trying to target an Imam Bargah in the area on Saturday.According to eye-witnesses, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest and his two accomplices entered Hazara Town, a Shia-dominated area. The terrorists were perhaps trying to reach near the Imambargah (Shia religious house) that remains congested most of the time just before Iftar timings. They opened fire when private guards of Hazara community intercepted them. The suicide bomber was killed while his accomplices managed to flee from the scene when Hazara community guards retaliated to the fire.Being informed, police rushed to the site and took the body into custody.Talking to media, DIG Operations Fayyaz Sumbal confirmed the incident, saying the residents had killed the suspect who was hit a bullet in his head. “The deceased had put on a suicide jacket,” he said, adding that a search had been started in the area to arrest other accused./129