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Explosives recovered from Assam railway station, train
PTI
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A large quantity of explosives, including gelatin sticks, detonators and fuse wire, was recovered from Guwahati Railway Station and Avadh-Assam Express in Morigaon district of Assam on Monday, the GRP said.

A bag, containing 440 gelatin sticks, 700 detonators and three bundles of fuse wire was found abandoned on a platform at Guwahati Railway Station at 5.40 AM.

The Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel spotted the bag during routine checking.

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Another bag of explosives with 160 gelatin sticks and 500 detonators was recovered from a coach of the Up Avadh-Assam Express at Jagiroad Railway Station at 7.05 AM, the GRP said.

Jagiroad is a town situated around 60 km from Guwahati. The items were seized and a case is being registered.

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(Published 04 February 2019, 13:39 IST)