Security forces today recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Kandi forest area in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, a defence spokesman said.
The seizure included an AK 56 Rifle, its one magazine with 18 rounds, an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) with
eight rounds, five rockets with a booster, four electric detonator, 14 IED Circuits and five Chinese grenades, the
spokesman said.
The recovery was made on a specific information from Kandi forest, about 100 kms from here, during a joint search
operation by troops of 47 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of local police.
The recovery has foiled another attempt of militants to use these explosives and weapons to initiate unrest in the
region, the spokesman added.
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