Ammunition Seized: Security forces raid arms depot

A security official said the raid was conducted in Tall tehsil, Hangu


Our Correspondent September 19, 2015

HANGU: Security forces raided an arms depot and seized a large cache of arms and explosives on Saturday. The depot is located on the border of Kurram and North Waziristan agencies. A security official said the raid was conducted in Tall tehsil, Hangu. He added they seized 138 boxes of assorted cartridges, 107 3mm missiles, 17 hand grenades, 35 RPG-7 machine guns, 10 kilogrammes of explosives, three sub-machine guns, 11 anti-personnel mines, two light machine guns and several other weapons and ammunition from the depot. He said the forces have expedited the search operation in the area.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 20th, 2015.

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