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Man held with explosives in Chhattisgarh


February 26th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 26 (IANS) A person was arrested Saturday in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district with a huge amount of ammonium nitrate and detonator sticks, police said."One person has been arrested and investigation is ... Read more...

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More explosive chemical recovered from Ranchi


February 7th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 7 (IANS) The seizure of 40 sacks of ammonium nitrate in two separate incidents from this city and its outskirts is the latest indicator that the Jharkhand capital may be ... Read more...

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Explosives seized from Maoist hideout


January 25th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 25 (IANS) A huge cache of explosives was recovered from a Maoist hideout in Jharkhand's Chatra district Tuesday, police said.Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house at Sonpur ... Read more...

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Huge consignment of mining explosives seized


January 15th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 14 (IANS) The Maharashtra Police seized a huge illegal consignment of explosive material, including detonators, gelatine and 750 kgs of ammonium nitrate, less than 200 metres from the Goa-Maharashtra border ... Read more...

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7 tonnes ammonium nitrate, detonators seized in Maharahstra


December 18th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Dec 18 (IANS) The Kolhapur district police Saturday seized nearly seven tonnes of ammonium nitrate and 50 electronic detonators - two key ingredients for making explosives - and nabbed two ... Read more...

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Jharkhand Police arrest Maoist, seize huge quantity of explosives


November 28th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Khunti (Jharkhand), Nov 28 (ANI): Jharkhand Police nabbed a Maoist here on Saturday and seized huge quantity of explosives from him.Superintendent of Police in Khunti, Manoj Kaushik said: "We have arrested one ... Read more...

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Arms recovered from Maoist hideout in Bihar


October 20th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sherghati (Bihar), Oct 20 (ANI): Bihar Police have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a Maoist hideout near Sheraghati in Gaya DistrictIn a joint operation launched by state ... Read more...

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US in favour of cross-border attacks to check Taliban flow from Pak


October 13th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 13 (ANI): US military officials are advocating cross-border attacks as part of new tactics to choke off the flow of Taliban fighters and bomb-making materials from Pakistan into key ... Read more...

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Bihar Police unearth arms, ammunition ahead of assembly polls


October 7th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajay KumarMunger (Bihar), Oct.7 (ANI): Ahead of state assembly elections in Bihar, police have unearthed illegal arms and ammunitions.The police have recovered 76 country-made pistols from the house of arms ... Read more...

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‘CWG stadium sting dishonest’


September 29th, 2010 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Popular Australian TV channel ABC claimed that the alleged sting operation by another Channel Seven on alleged security lapse at the Commonwealth Games was "ridiculous and dishonest", ... Read more...

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CWG stadium sting dishonest: ABC


September 29th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Popular Australian TV channel ABC says the sting operation by Channel Seven on an alleged security lapse at the Commonwealth Games main venue Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium ... Read more...

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Huge cache of arms recovered from suspected Maoists in West Bengal


September 25th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
West Midnapore, Sep 25 (ANI): A huge cache of arms was recovered from two suspected Maoists during a joint operation conducted by the police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in ... Read more...

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Stadium sting operation by Australian TV bogus: Police


September 22nd, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday said the sting operation by an Australian TV channel wherein its reporter walked into the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium reportedly with explosives was "bogus and ... Read more...

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Police arrest five Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar District


September 12th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Jagdalpur (Bastar, Chhattisgarh), Sept.12 (ANI): Police have arrested five more Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bastar District.Police officials here said that they conducted a search operation in the Bhanpuri area of the district on ... Read more...

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Explosives seized in Bihar’s Munger District


August 29th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Munger (Bihar), Aug 29 (ANI): Explosives including gelatin sticks, detonators and large stocks of ammonium nitrate were confiscated during a routine combing operation by police personnel in Bihar's Munger District on Saturday.Sunil ... Read more...

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Man arrested with explosives


August 5th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 5 (IANS) A middle-aged man has been arrested with a huge cache of explosives, including ammonium nitrate and detonators, from Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, police said Thursday. Ram Manohar was nabbed ... Read more...

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Maoist commander surrenders with arms, ammunition in Jharkhand


July 13th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, July 13 (ANI): An area commander of a Maoist organization, Barun Majhi, alias Uttam, surrendered with huge amounts of arms and ammunition in Bokaro, Jharkhand.Bokaro Police said four rifles of ... Read more...

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Security forces recover 300kg ammonium nitrate from Maoists in Bihar


June 25th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Jamui (Bihar), June 25 (ANI): Security forces recovered over 300 kilograms ammonium nitrate by arresting four Naxalites from Bihar's Chakai village in Jamui District on Friday.Ammonium nitrate is being used in ... Read more...

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Security forces kill Maoists in Jharkhand encounter


June 14th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), June 14 (ANI): Security forces shot dead over a dozen Maoists in an encounter in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum District on Monday.According to Jharkhand Police, a Central Reserve Police Force ... Read more...

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Two held with explosives in Uttar Pradesh


June 5th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 5 (IANS) Two people were arrested Saturday with a huge cache of explosives in Maoist-infested Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, police said. Suryabhan and Satyendra, both in their early 40s and ... Read more...

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UP police arrests one for supplying arms to Maoists


May 21st, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, May 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested one person from Sonbhadra District on suspicion that he was supplying explosives to the Maoists.Sonbhadra is over 300 kilometers from Lucknow.According ... Read more...

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Man arrested for supplying explosives to Maoists


May 21st, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 21 (IANS) A man suspected of supplying explosives to Maoists has been arrested in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Friday. Ashok Kumar was arrested Thursday evening from Langdra area ... Read more...

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Maoists hijack truck, loot 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (Second Lead)


May 21st, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 20 (IANS) Suspected Maoists hijacked a truck in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district and looted 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer also used in making explosives, police said Thursday. "It's really ... Read more...

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Maoists hijack truck, loot 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate (Lead)


May 20th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 20 (IANS) Suspected Maoists hijacked a truck in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district and looted 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer also used in making explosives, police said Thursday. "It's really very ... Read more...

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Maoists loot 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate


May 20th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 20 (IANS) Suspected Maoists hijacked a truck in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district and looted 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer also used to make explosives, police said Thursday. "It's really very ... Read more...

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Maoist arms supplier held with 40 kg explosives


May 19th, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 19 (IANS) A person, who supplied arms and explosives to Maoist guerrillas, was Wednesday arrested in Jharkhand's Bokaro district with 40 kg explosives and over Rs.3 lakh in cash, police ... Read more...

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Experts say Times Square bomb suspect picked wrong explosive


May 5th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 5 (ANI): Law enforcement sources have revealed that Times Square terror suspect Faisal Shahzad packed an SUV with the wrong explosive material, and therefore, was unsuccessful in his attempt ... Read more...

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Times Square bomber was equipped with wrong fertilizer, say cops


May 3rd, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 3 (ANI): New York police officers have claimed that the would be car bomber at Times Square had more than 100 pounds of fertilizer, but not the kind that ... Read more...

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Two held with explosives in Allahabad


May 2nd, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad, May 2 (ANI): Two people were arrested in the Ghoorpur area of Allahabad with 800 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 1900 detonators and fuse wire on Saturday.The explosives were being moved ... Read more...

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Greek police discover terrorist hideout


April 20th, 2010 - 6:11 am ICT by IANS
Athens, April 20 (DPA) Greek police Monday uncovered the hideout of members of a terrorist group linked to a rocket attack on the US embassy in Athens three years ago. Greek prosecutors have ... Read more...

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195 kg explosives found in Greece


April 18th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
Athens, April 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 195 kg of explosives have been found from the hideout of a terrorist outfit here, police said Sunday. Greek police Sunday said it had detained six ... Read more...

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Karnataka Police seizes huge quantity explosives


April 16th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by ANI
Mangalore (Karnataka), Apr 16 (ANI): The Karnataka Police seized explosives in a pre-dawn raid conducted on Friday at Artadka in Bantwal Taluk of Mangalore District.Briefing media about the seizure, Mangalore's Deputy Superintendent ... Read more...

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Indian Mujahideen emerges prime suspect in Pune blast (Lead)


April 8th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 8 (IANS) The Indian Mujahideen (IM) Thursday emerged as the mastermind behind the Feb 13 terror blast in Pune's German Bakery that killed 17 people, including four foreigners, and injured ... Read more...

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Aerial, ground search to trace looted explosives


March 13th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, March 13 (IANS) A gang of armed Maoists waylaid a truck carrying 16 tons of explosive chemicals in Maharastra's Gadchiroli district Thursday, sending security officials into a tizzy. Aerial and ground ... Read more...

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Weapons recovered, Maoist commander arrested in Jharkhand


March 11th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bokaro, Marach 12 (IANS) A cache of weapons and explosive material was recovered from Jharkhand's Bokaro and Hazaribagh districts and a Maoist commander and an arms supplier arrested, police said Thursday. "In a ... Read more...

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