Massive cache of explosives recovered in Peshawar
Police raid on warehouse in Peshawar yielded over 500 bags full of 15,000 kilograms of explosives.
Two men were caught transporting 50 bags full of explosives. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
PESHAWAR:
Police on Friday recovered as much as 15000 kilogram of explosives in a raid in Peshawar.
When the police raided the warehouse on Ring Road, Chamkani they caught two people who were moving 50 bags full of explosives in two pickup trucks.
Questioning the men revealed that many more such bags were present at a nearby warehouse. A successive raid yielded over 500 bags containing over 15,000 kilograms of explosives.
“There are 580 bags of explosives containing at least 25 kilogram of the substance and we have arrested two accused,” SHO Hameed Khan told The Express Tribune. He added that two guards posted at the warehouse managed to escape before the raid, however, police were searching for the men.
“These explosives had been stored in the warehouse and there is around 15000 kilogram of explosives in total.”
Khan claimed the accused were planning to transport the explosives to different localities.
The officer suggested that the explosives were meant for terrorism related activities; however they were still interrogating the two suspects.
Police on Friday recovered as much as 15000 kilogram of explosives in a raid in Peshawar.
When the police raided the warehouse on Ring Road, Chamkani they caught two people who were moving 50 bags full of explosives in two pickup trucks.
Questioning the men revealed that many more such bags were present at a nearby warehouse. A successive raid yielded over 500 bags containing over 15,000 kilograms of explosives.
“There are 580 bags of explosives containing at least 25 kilogram of the substance and we have arrested two accused,” SHO Hameed Khan told The Express Tribune. He added that two guards posted at the warehouse managed to escape before the raid, however, police were searching for the men.
“These explosives had been stored in the warehouse and there is around 15000 kilogram of explosives in total.”
Khan claimed the accused were planning to transport the explosives to different localities.
The officer suggested that the explosives were meant for terrorism related activities; however they were still interrogating the two suspects.