New Delhi: Ahead of the Republic Day, a major terror attack by the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group has been averted in Srinagar.
According to reports, the authorities arrested five terror suspects in this connection.
Suspects identified as Aijaz Ahmed Sheikh, Umar Hameed Sheikh, Imtiyaz Ahmed Chikla, Sahil Farooq Gojri and Naseer Ahmed Mir, all residents of Hazratbal were arrested with a major haul of explosives from their possession.
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Reportedly, the cops also recovered small arms, walkie talkies, a body vest strapped with bombs and ball bearings (presumably for a suicide attack), besides items such as detonators, gelatin sticks and nitric acid bottles that go into the preparation of explosives from the four suspects.