Raid at Savar ‘militant dens’: 7 grenades, 3 suicide vests found

Law enforcers recovered seven grenades and three suicide vests as they ended their operation at two suspected militant hideouts in Genda area of Savar today.

Earlier around 10:45am, the law enforcers resumed their operation at the suspected dens after a bomb disposal unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) reached the spot.

Sound of nine explosions has been heard between 12:10pm and 1:57pm after the bomb disposal team broke into a room of one of the suspected militant dens on the first floor of a six-storey building.

The law enforcers earlier evacuated the locals from the nearby houses.

Last night, the law enforcers cordoned off the six-storey building and a two-storey building in the area.

The law enforcers suspected that there might be explosive materials in a room of the six-storey building. Another room was found locked on the same floor.

Earlier around 8:00pm last night, a team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of DMP raided a suspected militant den on the ground floor of a five-storey building in the area with assistance from Savar Model Police Station.

A woman and two children were rescued from the house, police said.

Source: thedailystar