Five kg RDX, arms seized in J&K
Army personnel raided two militant hideouts and recovered arms and explosives, including five kilogramme of RDX, in Rajouri and Doda districts
By HT Correspondent | PTI, Jammu
UPDATED ON JUN 18, 2008 06:55 PM IST
Army personnel raided two militant hideouts and recovered arms and explosives, including five kilogramme of RDX, in Rajouri and Doda districts, official sources said.
The troops busted a hideout in Joda forest belt of Thatri tehsil of Doda district on Sunday, and seized two AK rifles, 50 live rounds, three Chinese pistols and two wireless sets from there.
In a separate raid, security personnel unearthed a hideout in Thanamandi in Rajouri district and recovered five kg RDX and 30 detonators on Saturday night.
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