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| Law enforcers hunt for hidden JMB arms | |||
| 2010-07-16 | |||
| [Bangla Daily Star] Banned militant organisation Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh has destroyed all the explosives it had in northern region, claimed detained outfit leader Anwar Alam. Law enforcers, however, have doubt over the account. Police suspect Anwar Alam alias Nazmul alias Bhagne Shahid might have huge explosives and firearms stashed in the region. Anwar, the acting JMB chief, told police during an interrogation yesterday that they had announced northern region as an area free from bomb-making factories, interrogators said. "As part of a new strategy taken around three months back, they [the organisation leaders] have already dismantled their explosives in the area," Bogra Superintendent of Police Humayun Kabir told The Daily Star quoting Anwar. A top police official, who led the drives to catch Alam and former JMB chief Saidur Rahman, said, "We suspect Alam has kept explosives hidden in dens in northern region." "We're worried about it as we seized powerful belt-bombs in Narayanganj in May. Those bombs can kill 50 to 60 people at a time if blasted in a gathering," added the official seeking anonymity.
Intelligence Wing Director of Rapid Action Battalion Lt Col Ziaul Ahsan said, "We suspect JMB still possesses a good amount of explosives and hand made bombs and grenades." Ziaul Ahsan said they are on efforts to seize explosives, if JMB possesses any. I smell a few upcomming moonlight drives to hunt arms caches. Those are always good for a "Crossfire" accident. In an interrogation statement of JMB's ex-military commander Zahidul Islam Sumon alias Bomaru Mizan read Bhagne (nephew) Shahid is operating a bomb-making factory in north Bengal. The Daily Star obtained a copy of the statement. Mizan was arrested on May 14 in 2009. The following day, 11 bombs, a pistol, and a huge stash of chemical residues, plastic explosives, grenade casings, fuses and detonators were seized from the capital's Mirpur area. The clues given by Mizan led Rab to launch a number of unsuccessful drives in several northern districts to unearth the factory. Detained Saidur has already admitted to detectives that his outfit has several hundred explosives, handmade bombs and grenades stashed at different dens, said the DB official who interrogated the JMB man. The Bogra SP also said Anwar claimed that as part of a new strategy they have deactivated their military wing in northern region and are now focusing on new recruitment from the region. The JMB boss also admitted that they made a good number of bombs and grenades in northern region to foil the 2008 national elections. He also said explosives might have been stashed in Dhaka region. Police said Nazmul alias Bhagne Shahid, a highly motivated JMB member, is accused in several cases filed at different places in the country. Some of the cases are in connection with assaulting police and arms looting in Joypurhat, Grameen Bank robbery in Pabna, lootings of BRAC banks in Natore and Tangail, bomb attacks on four cinemas in Mymensingh and attack on Prof Humayun Azad.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I smell a few upcomming moonlight drives to hunt arms caches. Those are always good for a "Crossfire" accident. Pls call home, it's not the same. Must have green. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2010-07-16 15:55 |