Six live crude bombs (cocktails) were recovered from an abandoned sack near the BNP party office in North Shahjahanpur of the capital on Tuesday.
According to a press release, a passerby spotted the bomb-like objects inside an abandoned sack near the lakeside area at around 1:10pm and immediately informed Special Response Battalion (SRB-3).
Soon after receiving the information, an SRB-3 team, along with its Bomb Disposal Unit, rushed to the spot, cordoned off the area and conducted a careful search.
The team recovered six live cocktails from the sack. The explosives were later safely disposed of under the supervision of the SRB Bomb Disposal Unit.
The SRB-3 intelligence team is conducting an investigation to identify those involved and determine why the explosives were kept there.
Legal action has been initiated at Shahjahanpur Police Station in connection with the incident.
The SRB also urged the public not to touch any abandoned or suspicious objects, including bags, sacks, cartons and tins, and to immediately inform the authorities to prevent possible sabotage.
