One held with 12 crude bombs in Goa

A man was today arrested and 12 crude bombs recovered from his possession, 30 kms from here, police said.

A man was today arrested and 12 crude bombs recovered from his possession, 30 kms from Panaji, police said.

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The preliminary investigations did not point to a terror angle to the bombs seizure and said that these bombs were being ferried for a hunting mission.

"The gang was apparently heading for Mardol, a village next to Ponda town, where they had planned a hunting mission," police said.

Two accomplices of the person, however, managed to flee from the scene, they said, adding they have seized all the bombs and sent them to forensic experts to diffuse them.