50 bombs seized in Bengal, nine arrested

West Bengal police have arrested 9 persons in connection with the seizure of fifty live bombs from Howrah district. An investigation has been initiated in this regard.

Howrah: The police have seized fifty live bombs from Amta area in West Bengal's Howrah district and arrested nine persons in this connection, a senior officer said on Tuesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the police have raided two villages -Chandrapur and Serpur- and recovered the bombs on Monday, he said.

A bomb disposal squad has defused the explosives, said the officer of Amta police station.

An investigation has been initiated in this regard, he added.

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