Swat police allowed a ‘safe exit’ to a potential suicide bomber on Monday following negotiations to protect nearby civilians, sources said on Tuesday. The sources said police had confronted a potential suicide bomber in the Rahimabad police station jurisdiction who threatened to attack the police party if they made an arrest attempt. “For one hour, police spoke to the potential suicide bomber, who demanded a safe exit in return for not detonating the bombs on his body,” said the sources. Swat District Police Officer Waqif Khan confirmed the report. “We took this decision in the larger interest of the civilians working in nearby fields,” a police official told Daily Times.