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Rab recovers more arms, ammo

District Correspondent |
Update: 2014-06-04 05:35:00
Rab recovers more arms, ammo

FROM SATCHARI NATIONAL PARK, HABIGANJ: Cache of arms and ammunition recovered from another bunker in Satchhari forest in Habiganj as Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) resumed search for 3rd consecutive day Wednesday.

The arms include- a rocket launcher, 222 anti-tank rocket shells, 248 chargers of the rocket launchers, four Machine Guns, five barrels, 12,888 round bullets, 19 magazines, two belts and lanced oil which are used to clean arms.

Confirming the matter to banglanews, RAB-9 Sreemangal Camp Commanding Officer (CO), ASP Sana Shaminur Rahman said that RAB recovered aforesaid arms from the deep forest of the National Park area.

The battalion’s legal and media wing director ATM Habibur Rahman, at a briefing told the journalists that acting on a tip-off, the elite force started carrying out drives in the deep jungle since Sunday night and found five bunkers in two hills there.

ATM Habibur Rahman also informed the journalists that there are similarities between earlier recovered 10 trucks’ arms from Chittagong and one truck arms from Bogra.

**Guns, launcher shells recovered 

BDST: 1526 HRS, JUNE 04

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