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IED event in Odisha, Dhakadpadar village in Malkangiri District area, India on Wed 23rd November 2022

23rd November 2022

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The Odisha Police have busted an ammunition dump, suspected to have been used by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for illegal manufacturing and repair of weapons, from a forest area near Dhakadpadar village under Jodamba Tehsil (revenue unit) in Malkangiri District of Odisha on November 23, reports The Statesman. The explosives and arms seized from the ammunition dump site were intended to target civilians and Police forces, said a senior Police official, adding that the seizure of arms and explosives included around 17 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), Single Barrel Muzzle Loading (SBML) gun, Rifle Mount Telescope, Country Made Pistol, Hand Grenade and Detonator.

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