Bomb-making stuffs seized at 'militant den'
Police claimed to have recovered a huge quantity of bomb-making materials in a raid on an alleged militant den in Jessore town last night.
During the hour-long drive from around 9:00pm, the law enforcers recovered five litres of acid, 150 detonators, 25 packets of explosive gel and a large amount of grenade-making equipment from the house in Birampur Pagladah area, said Anisur Rahman, superintendent of police in the district.
He claimed a loaded pistol and three magazines were also found inside the militant hideout.
Earlier, police arrested the house owner Mozaffar Ahmed, imam of the old hostel mosque of Govt MM College in Old Kasba area of the town, and carried out the drive based on information gleaned from him, said ATM Ajmal Huda, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station .
However, Mozaffar's wife and two children who were inside the house were not arrested.
Earlier, police cordoned off the house around 7:30pm after being tipped off that militants were staying inside, the SP said.
Over 100 law enforcers, including members of Detective Branch (DB) of police, Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) and bomb disposal unit, took part in the drive, led by the superintendent of police.
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