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| Bangladesh |
| B'desh police seize massive cache of explosives |
| 2005-12-13 |
| DHAKA: Bangladesh police Monday said they thwarted planned suicide attacks by Islamic rebels with the seizure of a massive cache of explosives from a warehouse in the country's south. "We seized over 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of high explosives and other bomb making materials from a warehouse being used by Jamayetul Mujahideen members," said the police chief of southern beach town Cox's Bazar. "We nabbed a young man who confessed that he is a member of Jamayetul's suicide squad. It appears he was waiting for a signal from high-ups for bombings in the town. The explosives were sufficient to make 14-15 big-sized bombs," chief Golam Rasul told AFP. Meanwhile, an official said the government would allow police to monitor suspicious telephone calls as part of a crackdown on Islamist militancy and suicide bombers, officials said on Monday. President Iajuddin Ahmed signed an ordinance allowing the move on Sunday, said his spokesman, Mokhlesur Rahman Chowdhury. It takes effect immediately. State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfuzzaman Babar said last week the government was determined to crush an Islamist network maintained largely maintained through mobile phones. "We know Islamist leaders use 20 to 30 different temporary cellphone numbers to guide the bombers," he said, "something we are going to crush soon" |
| Posted by:Steve White |