Staff Reporter:Three bombs were rescued from a bag of the slain attacker who was attempting to attack at Khilgaon Rapid Action Battalion-3 (Rab-3) checkpost at Shekher Jaiga area on Saturday morning.
Rabs bomb disposal unit defused two bombs.
Rab-3 Lieutenant Col Tuhin Mohammad Masud confirmed the incident to media.
An unidentified suicide bomber, aged around 20 to 25, was trying to attack the checkpost around 4:00am, he said. The militant riding a motorcycle, was coming to checkpost, the law enforcers were firing to resist him, leaving him dead on the spot.
Two Rab members were also injured in the incident, the Rab official said.
The two injured were rushed to Mugda Medical Hospital.
The Rab official said after firing, the youth fell from the bike, leaving him dead on the spot. Then, his body was searching by metal detector.
After signaled, they identified three bombs and defused those.
There are few residents at Shekher Jaiga area where the incident occurred. Only a tin-shed house was seen at the area.