JOIN USBodies of three suicide bombers were found near the border of Bhakkar district about 30km away from a nuclear plant in Garot, Khushab district of Pakistan on Thursday, the Express Tribune newspaper reported.
The terrorists were planning to blow up the nuclear plant, according to a senior police officer.
The bodies were recovered from a devastated building next to a mosque. Police officials estimated that the terrorists had more companions who had left the area before the police arrived as footprints of more than 12 people and of heavy vehicles could be seen at the site of the incident, Tribune reported.
According to details, the terrorists were killed when three suicide jackets, each carrying 0.5kg of explosives, went off as they were planning to leave their temporary residence.
Police have identified two terrorists as Mawia Tariq and Omar Irfan, both belonging to Mandi Bahauddin, and have shifted the bodies to DHQ Bhakkar for post mortem.