Arms seized near Afghan border

Published November 21, 2007

QUETTA, Nov 20: The Frontier Corps seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition during a raid in Chagai on Tuesday.

The weapons had been stored in a hideout in Karawan, near the Pakistan-Afghan border and included 6,000 rounds of anti-aircraft gun, 40 mortar bombs, 25 rockets, eight hand grenades and three anti-tank mines.

Official sources said that no arrests were made as armed men guarding the consignment escaped across the border.