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Pakistan: 100 tons of explosives seized in Quetta
QUETTA - The Frontier Corps has foiled a terror attempt as it seized more than 100 tons of explosives during a raid here on Tuesday.
During a briefing to the media personnel, FC Commandant Colonel Maqbool Ahmed said the forces seized a huge quantity of explosives in a raid at a warehouse in New Addah area. He said the 104,480 kg explosives recovered from the hideout included potassium chloride, aluminium chloride, improvised explosive devices, detonators, circuit wires and other ammunition. He said that 10 suspects have also been arrested during the operation that lasted for more than one hour.
“All suspects are being interrogated,” he said. He said the accused had made secret rooms and planted explosive materials to carryout subversive activities in Quetta. He said that similar kind of explosive material was used in Hazara Town bombing on April 16, which had left more than 100 people dead.
Suspects told investigators that potassium chlorate and ammonium chlorate were packed with wires and detonators into vehicles at the compound, he said.
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/21-Aug-2013/100-tons-of-explosives-seized-in-quetta
During a briefing to the media personnel, FC Commandant Colonel Maqbool Ahmed said the forces seized a huge quantity of explosives in a raid at a warehouse in New Addah area. He said the 104,480 kg explosives recovered from the hideout included potassium chloride, aluminium chloride, improvised explosive devices, detonators, circuit wires and other ammunition. He said that 10 suspects have also been arrested during the operation that lasted for more than one hour.
“All suspects are being interrogated,” he said. He said the accused had made secret rooms and planted explosive materials to carryout subversive activities in Quetta. He said that similar kind of explosive material was used in Hazara Town bombing on April 16, which had left more than 100 people dead.
Suspects told investigators that potassium chlorate and ammonium chlorate were packed with wires and detonators into vehicles at the compound, he said.
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/21-Aug-2013/100-tons-of-explosives-seized-in-quetta