ISLAMABAD, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani police on Thursday foiled a terrorism attempt by arresting five terrorists during a raid in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, local media reported.
According to the reports, the police conducted a raid on terrorists' hideout after being tipped-off about their presence in the Shabqadar area of Charsadda in the KPK, said Dunya News quoting local police officials.
Based on the information provided by the arrested terrorists, huge cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered from an under-construction bridge by the police forces, the report added.
About 40 kg explosives, detonators, mortar shells, hand grenades and improvised explosive devices were recovered during the operation, according to a senior police official in Charsadda.
Earlier on Nov. 17, at least four most wanted terrorists have been arrested from Pakistan's eastern province of Punjab, Pakistani army's media wing said, adding that automatic weapons and hand grenades were also recovered from the terrorists during the raid.
