XStat devices are used to stop bleeding and heal gunshot wounds in 15 to 20 seconds
Karachi: Tehreek-e-Taliban militants, who launched a major assault on Pakistan’s largest airport here, were carrying XStat devices that can heal gunshot wounds within seconds and were aiming for a long siege of the facility, a security official said on Monday.
“These devices are used to stop bleeding and heal gunshot wounds in 15 to 20 seconds,” a source in the paramilitary rangers said.
The security forces found XStat or Faxziat devices from the bags of these terrorists who are said to be of Uzbek-origin.
“Clearly they came with a long siege of the airport in mind,” he added.
The device, normally used by military medics and emergency services, is an applicator filled with dozens of tiny sponges that soak up a ton of blood when injected into an open wound.
The militants were also equipped with suicide vests, grenades and rocket launchers.
