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| Three militants arrested, weapons recovered in Hangu |
| 2009-12-22 |
| [Dawn] Three militants among 23 other suspects have been arrested during a search operation in Hangu district on Monday. DPO Abdur Rasheed said police and security forces raided a seminary on Sumari road and arrested Maulana Rauf, Maulana Abdur Rasheed and Arshad. Ten kilograms of highly explosive material, 100 yards of detonator cord and three dynamiter sticks were recovered from their possession. The weapons recovered from the suspected militants include three Kalashnikovs, two repeaters, five rifles, three shot guns and five pistols. The three militants were taken to an unknown location by the security forces for interrogation. Earlier, a shop was partially damaged as a rocket fired from tribal area exploded near the Kohat city police check post; no casualties were reported. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 ION TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > 80,000 INDIAN TROOPS READY TO CRACKDOWN ON MAOISTS. Prioirty though, is not to mil wage war agz the Maoists but to instead prevent the latter from obstructing or interfering in Indian Army-Govt "goodwill/hearts-and-minds" local projects. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-22 02:07 |