Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 10 Jul 2023, 07:53 am Print
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Hangu: The police have claimed to have arrested four alleged terrorists, including a notorious commander, during a drug raid on a hideout of a proscribed militant organization in the mountainous areas of Pakistan's Hangu region.
District Police Officer Hangu Asif Bahadur Khan told The News International that terrorists were allegedly involved in various crimes of heinous nature, including kidnapping for ransom, target-killing and others.
He said that the police had also seized a significant cache of arms and ammunition, including four kilogram explosives, four hand grenades, four rockets, one RPG7 launcher and others.
The official added that the police had also recovered Afghan-registered SIM cards, which indicated that the accused had potential cross-border connections.
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