Nine bombs recovered from Maoist den in Jharkhand

Nine improvised explosive device bombs were recovered in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Tuesday, police said.

The nine IEDs were recovered at Manatu of Palamau district in a joint search of the state police and CRPF. Police had recovered arms from the same areas on Saturday.

The anti-bomb disposal squad was called and the IEDs were defused.

Police say that the IEDs were planted by Maoist Guerrillas to target the security forces.

--IANS

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