Srinagar, Sept 12: Security forces today recovered 40 kg of explosives besides other arms and ammunitions when they busted a militant hideout in north Kashmir's Baramulla district. Jawans of the border security force during a search operation in Bhudan area of baramulla district chanced upon a ammunition dump of militants, a spokesman of the BSF said.

The recoveries included 40 kg explosives, 33 assorted grenades, 36 electric detonators, 20 hand grenade fuses, one wireless set and an IED mechanism, he said.

Meanwhile, according to reports reaching here, five civilians were injured in a blast at Brar-Mattan in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, official sources said.

The militants triggered the explosive targeted at a security force installation but missed the target, injuring four women and a man, the sources said.

Bureau Report