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Police arrest three, recover explosives in Shabqadar

Dawn.com Published August 15, 2012
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Peshawar police investigating an incident. — File Photo

PESHAWAR: Police arrested three people and recovered large amounts of explosive material from their car in Shabqadar area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Charsadda district, DawnNews reported.

The raid was carried out at a checkpost in the Shabqadar area.

The police searched a Datsun car and found explosives in large amounts from the vehicle’s secret compartments.

The explosives included 683 dynamites and 780 safety fuses.

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