20 grenades recovered a day after the deadly Manipur terror ambush

kakching: A total of 20 rounds of M79 grenades hidden in a jute bag, have been recovered during a joint search operation carried out by the Assam Rifles and Manipur police. This incident comes onto light just a day after the horrific attack on an Assam Rifles convoy in which 7 people including a commanding officer, his wife and son died.

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Along with the grenades, the search team also busted a warlike store in the Kakching district, close to the Indo-Myanmar border.

As per reports, the grenades were recovered on Saturday at around 6 pm.

The grenades were disposed off by the bomb squad on Sunday at around 8:05 am at Buffalo Farm Wabagai.

The attack on the Assam Rifles convoy took place around 10 am near S Sehken village in the Singngat subdivision of Manipur.