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9 terrorists held in Pak

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Nine suspected terrorists were arrested and a huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered today in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

Intelligence-based combing operations were carried out in Darange and surrounding areas of Orakzai agency, a senior officer of the Frontier Corps said.

Nine terrorists were apprehended and weapon and ammunition of different calibre recovered from their possession, he said.

A telecommunication system (telephone exchange) used by the terrorists has also been seized, the officer added.

Last week, six terrorists of the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) outfit were shot dead in Punjab province.

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First Published: Mar 02 2017 | 2:28 PM IST

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