Three suspected militants were arrested as the hideout in Hangu district's Doaba area was raided after a tip-off, police said. — APP

KOHAT Police claim to have recovered a suicide jacket and a huge quantity of explosives from the Hangu district.

According to the DIG of Kohat, Abdullah Khan, police raided a militant hideout on a tip-off in the Doaba area of Hangu district, recovering a suicide jacket and 10 kilograms of explosives.

Three suspected militants were also arrested during the raid.

The suspects were shifted to an undisclosed location for further interrogation, Abdullah Khan said.

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