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Pak security forces seize huge cache of arms in Khyber

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Pakistan secuirty forces today seized a huge cache of arms that included anti-aircraft guns and launchers from a tunnel in the restive northern tribal region near the country's border with Afghanistan.

Pakistan army, in a joint operation with the paramilitary Frontier Corps, seized the weapons from a cave-like-tunnel in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency.

Security officials claimed that the weapons were hidden "skilfully" inside the tunnel.

They claimed that the weapons included anti-aircraft guns, Bazooka guns, heavy machine guns, Russian launchers, sub-machine guns, and also Indian-made Vikras automatic guns.

Gas masks, shell-proof jackets, wireless sets, telescopes and hand grenades were also found along with the weapons.
 

Khyber is one of the eight tribal regions in Pakistan's Federally-Administered Tribal Areas.

In the volatile northern region, Pakistan Army has launched major operations to clear the areas of militants.

Commanding Officer Khyber Agency said that Operation Khyber-2 has almost ended and recovery and cleaning operations are going on now.

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First Published: Oct 08 2015 | 11:07 PM IST

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