Army busts militant hideout in JK

Army troops busted a militant hideout and recovered a cache of ammunition and explosive materials from it in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, army officials said on Thursday.

Army troops busted a militant hideout and recovered a cache of ammunition and explosive materials from it in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, army officials said on Thursday.

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A joint team of Infantry Battalion of Territorial Army and state police busted the hideout in Khab area of Pichainar belt in Rajouri district last evening, they said.

The troops recovered three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), six Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades, 76 rounds of AK rifle, 26 rounds of 9 mm, 5 Rocket Propellant Grenades (RPGs) and large quantity of assorted Pakistan made-medicines, they added.