Arms seized

Published December 5, 2015

DERA MURAD JAMALI: The Frontier Corps (FC) foiled a subversion attempt on Friday by seizing arms and ammunition from the Lanjo Sughari area of Sui tehsil of Dera Bugti district.

The FC spokesman said that an anti-personnel mine, a rifle and four submachine-guns were seized during a raid conducted by a joint team of the FC and bomb disposal squad in the Lanjo Sughari area.

The spokesman claimed that the weapons had been left by unknown militants as part of a sabotage plan.

No arrests were reported.

Published in Dawn, December 5th, 2015

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