Militant hideout busted in Kashmir, arms cache recovered

27 August,2012 12:22 PM IST |   |  Agencies

A huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives has been recovered from a militant hideout in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir


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In an operation launched Sunday evening in Sarnihal forest of Ramban district, about 180 km north of Jammu, a joint team of the police and Army dealt "a massive blow to militant groups and their efforts to revive militancy in the area", army spokesperson Col. R.K. Palta said Monday.
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The recoveries from the remote hideout included pistols, magazines, rifles of different types, under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) with grenades, binoculars and AK-47 ammunition.
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Col. Palta said the safe house was also heavily stocked with various types of explosives, bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs), electric detonators, safety fuses, bombs (in plastic cylinders) and batteries.u00a0
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Blankets, rice, cooking oil, a few stoves and Pakistani currency were also recovered from the hideout, Col. Palta said.
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