2 suspected militants arrested from Srinagar hotel

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Jan 04 2015 | 3:10 PM IST
Security forces today apprehended two suspected militants from a hotel in the city in a predawn swoop, police said.
"Two suspects were nabbed by the personnel of Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police from a hotel at Court Road here at 2.30 am today," a senior police officer said.
He said the duo -- identified as Tanveer Ahmad Baba of Kupwara and Shabir Ahmad from Nawab Bazar area of the city -- were taken to SOG headquarters here for questioning.
Although the police official did not elaborate on the case, sources said some explosives were also recovered from the apprehended persons.
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First Published: Jan 04 2015 | 3:10 PM IST

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