RAB declares Atia Mahal explosive-free
RAB declares Atia Mahal explosive-free
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday declared the militant den Atia Mahal at Shibbari of Dakkhin Surma upazila free of explosives.
“RAB-9’s dog squad and bomb disposal unit defused the remaining explosives inside the Atia Mahal and handed over the building to Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) today (Monday) afternoon,” said RAB-9 commanding officer of Lieutenant Colonel Abu Haider Azad at a press conference held at a house adjacent to Atia Mahal on Monday evening.
SMP deputy commissioner Basudeb Banik and its additional deputy commissioner (Media) Zedan Al Musa were also present at the press conference.
The Army-led operation, ‘Operation Twilight’, began on 25 March although police launched the raid on the militant den early hours of 24 March last.
Army Para Commandos found the bodies of four militants, including that of a female one, at militant den Atia Mahal on 27 March and declared the operation ended.
Later, RAB’S dog squad and bomb disposal unit conducted the operation to clear Atia Mahal, detecting the existing explosives in the building and defusing those.
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