October 5, 2017
Security personnel conducting law enforcement measures on
Wednesday acted on a tip-off and searched the vicinity of Thawunchaung village
and found weapons, ammunition and landmines. The perpetrators are suspected of
being members of the ARSA, a terrorist group.
Security personnel found a 12-gauge smooth-bore shotgun with
14 shells, two string-activated IEDs measuring 5 inches in diameter and 8 inch
in length, two IEDs operated by remote control measuring 2 inch in diameter and
9 inches in length, three hand-made,9-inch long steel pipe grenades, one hand
grenade, one silver-coloured smoke grenade, two flares measuring 1.5 inches in
diameter and 11 inches in length, two flares measuring 1.5 inches in diameter
and 6 inches in length, nine key hooks commonly used for detonating IEDs, two
batteries, and a connector measuring 3 inches x 2 inches x 1 inch connected
with wires in a bush at the bottom of Mayu Mountain about 1,000 meters
northeast of Thawunchaung village.
On Wednesday, after receiving a report of suspected
terrorists arriving nearby, security personnel searched Myomakanyintan village
tract and caught Mahmet Ayid, aged 23 with a steel sword about 18 inches long.
Myanmar News Agency
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar
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